PM on fact-finding mission over ferry-sinking, oil spill
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is leading a three-day fact-finding mission to Chon Buri, Rayong and Chantaburi, government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi said yesterday.

Teerat said that Yingluck, along with deputy prime ministers and related ministers, will listen to the problems of residents of the three provinces.

Today, she and her team were at the Siam Bay Shore Hotel Pattaya to receive a report on Sunday's ferry sinking that left six dead. She also visited the injured survivors at Pattaya Memorial Hospital.

Tomorrow Yingluck will meet locals and receive a report on Rayong's Map Ta Phut industrial estate, before heading to PTT Global Chemical Ltd for a report on the July oil leak.

On Thursday, Yingluck will hear a report on the development of U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport.


-- The Nation 2013-11-06

Anything rather than confront the protests about the Amnesty Bill for her brother, will she personally investigate the jet-ski scams next, will she carry out another audit to show how the rice-scam is actually profitable & none of the rice is missing, or will she call former-DPM Chalerm back to do nothing but spout hot air sort it out within 90-days ?

Yingluck really has to learn what are appropriate facial expression and whats not. Grimacing while a grieving relative hugs you is nearly as bad as grinning broadly at the scene of a mass fatality accident caused by negligence.

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by waza

Yingluck really has to learn what are appropriate facial expression and whats not. Grimacing while a grieving relative hugs you is nearly as bad as grinning broadly at the scene of a mass fatality accident caused by negligence.

That was the first thing I noticed as well...

Looks excited , thinks she may have a chance to feed the fish again !!

Don't forget your Burberrys honey

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It looks like a scene out of the movie Donnie Brasco. A gaggle of two bit gangsters standing around on a pier waiting for the corpse to sink.

These fact finding missions usuallly end up with a trophy night.

Thai's slapping each other on the back and giving out awards for business and tourism acumen.

Why is Yingluck smiling ?..........bubble brain.

Edited November 6, 201312 yr by jalansanitwong

It was previously reported that the Thai captain was using drugs by his own admission.

What a stunning Thai photo op! Let's see some interviews with some of the foreign survivors.

Yingluck really has to learn what are appropriate facial expression and whats not. Grimacing while a grieving relative hugs you is nearly as bad as grinning broadly at the scene of a mass fatality accident caused by negligence.

Shades of the Prachin Buri floods with her broad ear to ear smile and double handed wave.

Someone must have told Yinluck her brother was arriving at the peir...wouldn't want the big guy to arrive with no welcoming party in place. Hopefully she has figured it out by now she was pranked.

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Anything rather than confront the protests about the Amnesty Bill for her brother, will she personally investigate the jet-ski scams next, will she carry out another audit to show how the rice-scam is actually profitable & none of the rice is missing, or will she call former-DPM Chalerm back to do nothing but spout hot air sort it out within 90-days ?

Spot On. You can bet she'd like to be out of the country but has probably been well advised against it and has been told to go out and look Prime Ministerial as it might help make her speeches sound more believable. Might but ... !

It was previously reported that the Thai captain was using drugs by his own admission.

Perhaps that's what the "Speed" in the sign in the picture is referring to...

How lovely, a trip in the country - it will get her away from all that political insignificance that is happening in the capital! Well, I certainly hope there is a nice salon in Chonburi for the PM to have her hair done?

And what kind of facts did she find? Thailand is so lucky to have such a multi talents PM, able to handle absolutely everything, .....except her duties!

PM on fact-finding mission over ferry-sinking

Yup, caused by water, again.

This crowd with her looks like a gang of fish porters waiting for the next boat to come in.

Why on earth are all the deputy prime ministers, and other RELATED-( HA HA) ministers there???? Think they must have flown to U-T airport, What did they achieve on this mission, all this TROUP. what did they learn. Did they learn that drugs and no law enforcement on ferry boats exists??? did they learn that most oil spills are avoidable. Did they learn that the Airport at Sattahip is getting ready for more Russian mafia arrivals.

Looks like she is smiling.

As usual this lady is a day late and a dollar short on everything she does and is currently trying to minimize the trials and tribulations cause by her party's Amnesty proposal among many other things.

Maybe she thought that as a boat it had a duty free shop.

And what 'facts' other than those we know already will emerge from this 'three day fact finding mission'. My guess would be...not a lot. The debacle known as Thailand rumbles on.

It looks like a scene out of the movie Donnie Brasco. A gaggle of two bit gangsters standing around on a pier waiting for the corpse to sink.

These fact finding missions usuallly end up with a trophy night.

Thai's slapping each other on the back and giving out awards for business and tourism acumen.

Why is Yingluck smiling ?..........bubble brain.

LMFAO !!

And what 'facts' other than those we know already will emerge from this 'three day fact finding mission'. My guess would be...not a lot. The debacle known as Thailand rumbles on.

3 Day-get away from BKK area. with a planeload of fish porters (look a like) at big hotels and big food and big wine and convoy driven no road hazards, HOW many are in the TROUP. How about a reality boat trip to Koh Lhan overcrowded insufficient life jackets, and drugged up captain, on an unauthorized boat operating for years. Fact finding or 3 day short break.-on the house.

Foreground 2nd left is about to go down on his knees and propose.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is leading a three-day fact-finding mission to Chon Buri, Rayong and Chantaburi.

Maybe we should change fact-finding to shopping and sitting under parasols eating sea-food then having a nap! More appropriate I feel.

Looking at the picture, the 'poo yais' (laughable title if there ever was one) seem to be confused as to where they're supposed to be looking. Indeed, if you look at 'Her-right-honourable-shoppaholicness' it appears to be all too much for her, bless and a definite giggle has appeared on her pretty little face, ahh narak.

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i thought it strange the TV news vans were hanging around bali hai yesterday after the story had lost momentum.

i caught them filming another group of officials inspecting things but i missed the big cheese

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BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is leading a three-day fact-finding mission to Chon Buri, Rayong and Chantaburi, government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi said yesterday.

Three days!!!!!! ....... you can do it in three lines.

1. Too many passengers.

2. Not enough life-jackets.

3. Drugged up captain.

That is all you need to know, now all you need to do is find solutions to those three problems, go for it, do something useful for other people for a change.

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is leading a three-day fact-finding mission to Chon Buri, Rayong and Chantaburi, government spokesman Teerat Ratanasevi said yesterday.

Three days!!!!!! ....... you can do it in three lines.

1. Too many passengers.

2. Not enough life-jackets.

3. Drugged up captain.

That is all you need to know, now all you need to do is find solutions to those three problems, go for it, do something useful for other people for a change.

4. illegal vessel-for passenger use.

5. Local marine officer-sacked(should be).

6. non issue of receipts for payment. -passenger numbers unknown.

7. VAT-TAX to be informed.