Yingluck blames anti-government protests for rice-pledging problems

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RICE-PLEDGING SCHEME
Yingluck blames anti-government protests for rice-pledging problems
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday blamed the delaying in overdued payment under rice-pledging scheme on anti-government demonstrations.

She said in a special televised programme that the leaders of protesters have seized the farmers as hostage in their political game to bring down her government.

They resorted to by all means and looked for every loophole to block the caretaker government from repaying the debts to the rice farmers, she said.

"I’m very upset and apologise to all the farmers who suffer from the delaying. The farmers are now in the middle of political game of the protest leaders who did not follow democratic and legal ways. They should have felt sympathised for the farmers who worked hard for the sake of the country," she said.

In order to alleviate the hardhship of the farmers, Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives agrees to extend a period of debt repayments for six months increase an amount of credit lines. Farmers who are not customers of the bank can apply for the extension, she said.

-- The Nation 2014-02-18

[bigbamboo]

And that Ms. Yingluck....... is the wrong answer.

[TVGerry]

Of course you do! That's what your government has always done, blame other people for it's own incompetence and inadequacies. No one forced the farmers to do anything. They're here protesting because you lied to them and have not paid them in months. You lied again and did not pay them yesterday. Now they want your blood. But hey, it's easy to blame the protestors rather than yourselves right?

[Costas2008]

"I’m very upset and apologise to all the farmers who suffer from the delaying. The farmers are now in the middle of political game of the protest leaders who did not follow democratic and legal ways. They should have felt sympathised for the farmers who worked hard for the sake of the country," she said.

Did Chalerm write this for her?

I doubt she can put more than two words together.

[jaidam]

Somebody should buy Yingluck a calender asap. She probably doesn't realize that October(when the money was due) is a few months before January(beginning of the protest). Can't really blame the pupet PM, it's a shocking failure of Kentucky State Uni to not teach the kids about months of the year.

[Seastallion]

So, do wrong, then blame your accuser for a delay in making amends. Wag the dog is one of the oldest political tricks in the book.

Besides, the protesters are hardly to blame.

[ETatBKK]

"I’m very upset and apologise to all the farmers who suffer from the delaying. The farmers are now in the middle of political game of the protest leaders who did not follow democratic and legal ways. They should have felt sympathised for the farmers who worked hard for the sake of the country," she said.

nothing new - not a new excuse, not a new idea. not sure it is a news.

but she should understand and should remember in her life that his and her benefits from the rice programme was bought from 11 farmers who committed to suicide.

Edited February 18, 2014 by ETatBKK

[JesseFrank]

They should have felt sympathised for the farmers who worked hard for the sake of the country," she said.

Strange that YL herself didn't sympathize with the farmers when they came to Bangkok to talk with her, but instead blatantly refused to meet them.

[LeamchabangLarry]

Ah yes, the "Fake farmer" and "Democrats are blocking the missing 500Billion baht from getting a loan" defense...

[jollyman]

Keep strong PM good luck Yingluck

[robblok]

The farmers were a political tool from the start. The moment she bought their votes with the rice program they became a political tool. It is only natural that the game is now played in a way she does not like. She should have thought about this from the start. She started the stupid program, she forgot to assign enough funding. She oversaw the program with all its corrupt deals.. and now she is blaming others that say enough is enough no more money in this bottomless pit let the guilty be punished. Typical Shin attitute.

[Lingba]

Of course..blame everyone else for your short comings

[jollyman]

An old Mongolian proverb which say

" If you want to know the road ahead, ask those who are returning"

[johnthompson]

Why can't she just admit that she was wrong and that this project has failed. Take your losses and time to move on

[PatOngo]

Just when you thought she could'nt stoop lower,she goes and proves us wrong again.

[fredob43]

Keep strong PM good luck Yingluck

I assume that by your idiotic post you know nothing of how this corrupt government and yingluck carries on. y and not Y is all she deserves. RIP all the farmers that have died because of her polices.

[andygunther]

Keep strong PM good luck Yingluck

I wonder where she will emigrate?

It's just a matter of time...

[jollyman]

SHE IS RIGHT ITS YOU GUYS ARE ALL MIXEED UP, just like a Mongolian omlet

[ETatBKK]

Why can't she just admit that she was wrong and that this project has failed. Take your losses and time to move on

simple, she could not able to show how much benefits she got from the failed rice programme. perhaps, a number she won't able to know neither.

[MaxLee]

Yingluck blames anti-government protests for rice-pledging problems

"I’m very upset and apologise to all the farmers who suffer from the delaying. The farmers are now in the middle of political game of the protest leaders who did not follow democratic and legal ways. They should have felt sympathised for the farmers who worked hard for the sake of the country," she said.

the nasty nasty anti-government people and the nasty nasty Falang culture have confused your mind and prevented my trip to Hawaii

[Red Snake]

That right put the blame where it belongs. Farmers are not very smart they been duped by Suthep.

[gemini81]

What a filthy, shameless liar. This was a failure from the beginning, failed before any protests-and the graft started as soon as the scheme was launched. The money disappeared, which means it is in her pockets-billions.

She has her's coming, along with her family; that's for sure.

Hope the farmers don't tolerate anything less than her resignation. At least its a serious lesson in who not to vote for. All that was ever received from this scamming family was loans with high interest, debt...other little so called goodies that just came from the blood sweat and tears of taxpayers. Time for airhead to experience those same feelings.

Edited February 18, 2014 by gemini81

[ratcatcher]

An old Mongolian proverb which say

" If you want to know the road ahead, ask those who are returning"

An old Chinese proverb which say

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

Confuse us.

Yingluck are you there?

Edited February 18, 2014 by ratcatcher

[Local Drunk]

Why can't she just admit that she was wrong and that this project has failed. Take your losses and time to move on

simple, she could not able to show how much benefits she got from the failed rice programme. perhaps, a number she won't able to know neither.

Thais and most Asians know nothing about the concept of "sunk costs".

[JesseFrank]

Why can't she just admit that she was wrong and that this project has failed. Take your losses and time to move on

The pledging didn't fail from her point of view....................it was intended to be as corrupt as it has turned out to be.

[Costas2008]

jollyman, on 18 Feb 2014 - 11:39, said:

SHE IS RIGHT ITS YOU GUYS ARE ALL MIXEED UP, just like a Mongolian omlet

Please, give us the recipe of the Mongolian omelette.

[Why ask]

SHE IS RIGHT ITS YOU GUYS ARE ALL MIXEED UP, just like a Mongolian omlet

Are you old enough to post on this site?

Aye, we're all wrong and you, squire, are the only correct person here.

You can hand in your homework next week, after you've copied it from the 'Red Shirt Annual 2014' without plagiarism and in the correct context..

[Local Drunk]

An old Mongolian proverb which say

" If you want to know the road ahead, ask those who are returning"

An old Chinese proverb which say If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. Confuse us. Yingluck are you there?

I once had a history professor at university that said; "Confusion is the beginning of all understanding" I don't know is not an answer.

[Why ask]

" The farmers are now in the middle of political game of the protest leaders who did not follow democratic and legal ways. They should have felt sympathised for the farmers who worked hard for the sake of the country," she said.

VOMIT SMILIE.

Go back to inside mummy, where you belong.....

[LeamchabangLarry]

That right put the blame where it belongs. Farmers are not very smart they been duped by Suthep.

That's right. Turn on your own. Yes. Let the darkside of the force flow through you