Lite Beer Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Prayuth Lectures Thai Children on "Knowledge and Morality" By Khaosod Eng. BANGKOK — Junta chairman and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha addressed Thai children in a televised speech last night on the occasion of Thailand’s National Children's Day.In the speech, which was broadcast on all state-owned TV and radio channels, Gen. Prayuth advised Thai children to strictly practice the "Twelve Values," and have a "correct understanding" of society."If we only learn about freedom and democracy, without learning about duty, or if we only focus on materials and technology, we will not survive," Gen. Prayuth said.He also elaborated on the "lesson" for this year's Children's Day, which he penned last month: "Knowledge and morality will lead us to the future.""We have to understand what knowledge is, how we can educate ourselves, either by personal education, formal education, leisure education, or out-of-school education," the junta chairman said. "Reading books, learning from experience, learning from facts, all these are knowledge."He continued, "And what is morality? It is knowing what is good, and doing it. Don't do what is bad. Always have ethics and think of other people. Be generous. As for 'leading us to the future,' if you are not moral people, and if you are not knowledgeable, you will be doomed. You won't have any certain future. You may be in jail, or lose your jobs, or become addicted to drugs." Read More: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1420878792§ion=11&typecate=06 -- Khaosod English 2015-01-0-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Sorry,.... but,.... too busy chatting LINE, Facebook and playing online games,.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted January 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2015 Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!! While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snig27 Posted January 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2015 Says the man who has just censored the books used in schools and is actively restricting the dissemination of knowledge and any intellectual discourse that he does not approve of. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 3000 generals? If the devil were to cast his net! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 an overly negative comment and response to it were removed 11) You will not post slurs, degrading or overly negative comments directed towards Thailand, specific locations, Thai institutions such as the judicial or law enforcement system, Thai culture, Thai people or any other group on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commerce Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Education of all the peoples is not what any leaders want, as that directly brings them into question. That has been the whole agenda of Thai leadership for the last 100 years. If the majority become educated - whoops........ ..... and they are able to question leadership. Dig the portrait, by the way..... shame it is not adorned with lots of gold medals on the lapels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Always18 Posted January 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2015 Hypocrisy is alive and well, and thoroughly embedded in these patronising "lectures"...................... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!! While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!! What is wrong with: "Knowledge and Morality"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Morality and sustainability are the keywords to keep the population in place!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!! While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!! What is wrong with: "Knowledge and Morality"? To keep it within forum rules, let me ask you a question: Do you think Prayut represents a progressive leader-style?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!! While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!! What is wrong with: "Knowledge and Morality"? To keep it within forum rules, let me ask you a question:Do you think Prayut represents a progressive leader-style?? No? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Haggis Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Ethics ? Ithnt that in the thouth eatht of England ?? It may as well be, as thinking of others and putting them first should mean an end to Martial Law surely?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!! While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!! What is wrong with: "Knowledge and Morality"? To keep it within forum rules, let me ask you a question: Do you think Prayut represents a progressive leader-style?? No, but let me ask you a question: Does it need a progressive leader-style at the moment? Or would it be already good enough to have peace till the next elections? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob8891 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Good to see Prayuth admiring that portrait of Tony Hancock....he was a great comedian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thai at Heart Posted January 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2015 Says a man rolling Thailand backwards apparently to go forwards. I now understand why Thais are so bad at directions. Forward is where the pooyai tells you to go. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Slowly (?) but surely moving Thailand backwards!! While the feudal masters and their mighty sponsors are applauding with their fat greasy palms!! What is wrong with: "Knowledge and Morality"? To keep it within forum rules, let me ask you a question: Do you think Prayut represents a progressive leader-style?? No, but let me ask you a question: Does it need a progressive leader-style at the moment? Or would it be already good enough to have peace till the next elections? Yes IMO Thailand need a progressive leader at the moment, to break the deadlock!! For the last decade Thailand has fallen way behind their SEA neighbors because the "haves" refusal to realize that their time is running out. IMO Prayut is just another desperate attempt to keep a feudal system, way past its expire date, in place!! I for one would like to see either Surin Pitsuwan or Korn Chatikavanij in charge of this country, both guys with an open mind and visions!! That would move Thailand forward!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Please use discretion in your references to the government. Phrases which can be considered as anti-coup will be removed. Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed. Any posts which can be construed as rumor mongering are not allowed. Posters violating these rules, and the forum rules will receive a warning, a possible suspension of posting privileges or a ban from the site. One post in violation of the above has been removed a well as all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Talk about the blind leading the blind. Jeeze. Sorry general, but Thailand's ship sailed quite some time ago. Now the country is spiraling the drain with no rescue in sight. You are NOT the white knight you think you are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjamie Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Anyone that can stop the daily terrorist attacks in Bangkok in an instant without firing a single bullet and can greatly curb the unrest in the deep South of which has never been done under any previous government has certainly earned the respect and the right to speak on knowledge and morality. He is certainly not the best PM Thailand has ever had, but he has admirable intentions and shows a wealth of humanity. Imagine where Thailand would be now if Prayut did not not step in and show these human qualities. Going by all economic indicators it would be a failed state now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 He forgot the bit that says ''If you are a totally corrupt society you are doomed ''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjamie Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Talk about the blind leading the blind. Jeeze. Sorry general, but Thailand's ship sailed quite some time ago. Now the country is spiraling the drain with no rescue in sight. You are NOT the white knight you think you are. "Reading books, learning from experience, learning from facts, all these are knowledge." Every single economic indicator on Thailand shows Thailand "spiraling the drain" up to the coup and when the coup happened every single economic indicator shows the country recovering. Every single one. There is not one single indicator that reflects what you say. Not one. Not a single one. I always read these doom and gloom comments, but it is never backed up with facts. It is a belief. This is what the Prayut is teaching the children. To listen to facts. To learn from facts. Facts are the country is recovering from 7 months of street violence. That is a fact and if people have not learnt that the terrorist attacks were wrong and crippling the country then it will happen again and again and again. Seems that there is lessons in Prayuts teachings for you too. Happy children's day my friend. Edited January 10, 2015 by djjamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 djjamie makes my day but seriously missing Ginjag, where is he? Or who is he now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucec64 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Talk about the blind leading the blind. Jeeze. Sorry general, but Thailand's ship sailed quite some time ago. Now the country is spiraling the drain with no rescue in sight. You are NOT the white knight you think you are. Every single economic indicator on Thailand shows Thailand "spiraling the drain" up to the coup and when the coup happened every single economic indicator shows the country recovering. Every single one. There is not one single indicator that reflects what you say. Not one. Not a single one. I always read these doom and gloom comments, but it is never backed up with facts. It is a belief. This is what the Prayut is teaching the children. To listen to facts. To learn from facts. Facts are the country is recovering from 7 months of street violence. That is a fact and if people have not learnt that the terrorist attacks where wrong and crippling the country then it will happen again and again and again. Seems that there is lessons in Prayuts teachings for you too. Happy children's day my friend. The Economist does not seem to agree with your "facts": http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21635605-new-political-order-takes-shape-thailands-elites-vie-position-next At home, however, there is little reason for cheer. The military government has been struggling to revive the economy. This year it is likely to grow by only about 1%, far less than in 2013 (see chart). Consumer spending has recovered somewhat since the coup. But investment, tourism, exports and industrial output are all down. They also don't agree that Prayuth and company are helping the country to recover: The generals, many now sporting ministerial titles, have not been helping. They have delegated economic policy to bureaucrats without giving them any clear sense of direction. The result is policy confusion. But like you said, to listen to facts, to learn from facts... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjamie Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Talk about the blind leading the blind. Jeeze. Sorry general, but Thailand's ship sailed quite some time ago. Now the country is spiraling the drain with no rescue in sight. You are NOT the white knight you think you are. Every single economic indicator on Thailand shows Thailand "spiraling the drain" up to the coup and when the coup happened every single economic indicator shows the country recovering. Every single one. There is not one single indicator that reflects what you say. Not one. Not a single one. I always read these doom and gloom comments, but it is never backed up with facts. It is a belief. This is what the Prayut is teaching the children. To listen to facts. To learn from facts. Facts are the country is recovering from 7 months of street violence. That is a fact and if people have not learnt that the terrorist attacks where wrong and crippling the country then it will happen again and again and again. Seems that there is lessons in Prayuts teachings for you too. Happy children's day my friend. The Economist does not seem to agree with your "facts": http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21635605-new-political-order-takes-shape-thailands-elites-vie-position-next At home, however, there is little reason for cheer. The military government has been struggling to revive the economy. This year it is likely to grow by only about 1%, far less than in 2013 (see chart). Consumer spending has recovered somewhat since the coup. But investment, tourism, exports and industrial output are all down. They also don't agree that Prayuth and company are helping the country to recover: The generals, many now sporting ministerial titles, have not been helping. They have delegated economic policy to bureaucrats without giving them any clear sense of direction. The result is policy confusion. But like you said, to listen to facts, to learn from facts... I agree with everything you say. Wonderful, but unfortunately it does not rebut what I say. The economy is recovering. It is struggling, but look at what the general had to work with after 7 months of violence denting the economy. It the economy was a hospital patient Prayut would be performing CPR on it. I am also not saying the government are the most competent people to bring the economy back from the dead, but the indicators are showing it is recovering. Show me a single economic indicator that shows the economy was improving up to the coup and then going down the drain after it. Show me one graph to that effect? Just one. A single graph. To think that terrorism does not negatively affect the economy and that peace and stability do then lessons on morality is the least of ones worries. Lessons on economics might be more appropriate. At least you put some substance into your comments. Old mate "Thailand" could learn some lessons off you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty123 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Morals? Oh, I dunno. Perhaps not taking over a nation at gunpoint, destroying democracy and the constitution for a whole population would be a good start. Maybe putting a few kids in a propaganda an educational video cheering a pic of Adolf Hitler isn't a great idea either. Just sayin' Edited January 10, 2015 by Fatty123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Rich coming form a Country that cannot stand constructive comments , they just block them or put them in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snig27 Posted January 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2015 Anyone that can stop the daily terrorist attacks in Bangkok in an instant without firing a single bullet and can greatly curb the unrest in the deep South of which has never been done under any previous government has certainly earned the respect and the right to speak on knowledge and morality. He is certainly not the best PM Thailand has ever had, but he has admirable intentions and shows a wealth of humanity. Imagine where Thailand would be now if Prayut did not not step in and show these human qualities. Going by all economic indicators it would be a failed state now. Jamie, the sort of selective truth and gratuitous misreading of the facts you daily employ in these forums to suit your agenda would no doubt make the general a very happy totalitarian. However, if the events of the last week have shown the world anything, it's that the freedom to speak, express and the need to tell the truth are more precious than any attempt to cower these values, regardless of your championing of such. Economic indicators? Perhaps you missed the much repeated news about how much your hero has cost the people of Thailand in the last six months? Or did you block that as you seem to block anything that conflicts with your pre-determined worldview? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty123 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I thought DJs were supposed to hip? Not grumpy old right wing types? Does anyone know where he 'gigs', so I can avoid? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Snig27 Posted January 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2015 Talk about the blind leading the blind. Jeeze. Sorry general, but Thailand's ship sailed quite some time ago. Now the country is spiraling the drain with no rescue in sight. You are NOT the white knight you think you are. Every single economic indicator on Thailand shows Thailand "spiraling the drain" up to the coup and when the coup happened every single economic indicator shows the country recovering. Every single one. There is not one single indicator that reflects what you say. Not one. Not a single one. I always read these doom and gloom comments, but it is never backed up with facts. It is a belief. This is what the Prayut is teaching the children. To listen to facts. To learn from facts. Facts are the country is recovering from 7 months of street violence. That is a fact and if people have not learnt that the terrorist attacks where wrong and crippling the country then it will happen again and again and again. Seems that there is lessons in Prayuts teachings for you too. Happy children's day my friend. The Economist does not seem to agree with your "facts": http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21635605-new-political-order-takes-shape-thailands-elites-vie-position-next At home, however, there is little reason for cheer. The military government has been struggling to revive the economy. This year it is likely to grow by only about 1%, far less than in 2013 (see chart). Consumer spending has recovered somewhat since the coup. But investment, tourism, exports and industrial output are all down. They also don't agree that Prayuth and company are helping the country to recover: The generals, many now sporting ministerial titles, have not been helping. They have delegated economic policy to bureaucrats without giving them any clear sense of direction. The result is policy confusion. But like you said, to listen to facts, to learn from facts... I agree with everything you say. Wonderful, but unfortunately it does not rebut what I say. The economy is recovering. It is struggling, but look at what the general had to work with after 7 months of violence denting the economy. It the economy was a hospital patient Prayut would be performing CPR on it. I am also not saying the government are the most competent people to bring the economy back from the dead, but the indicators are showing it is recovering. Show me a single economic indicator that shows the economy was improving up to the coup and then going down the drain after it. Show me one graph to that effect? Just one. A single graph. To think that terrorism does not negatively affect the economy and that peace and stability do then lessons on morality is the least of ones worries. Lessons on economics might be more appropriate. At least you put some substance into your comments. Old mate "Thailand" could learn some lessons off you! Blinkers still very tight I see - there are absolutely no indicators that the economy is improving. It's a basket case at the moment and worse than it was. All we have as your "indicators" are vastly over optimistic government predictions. As to whether it's worsened since the coup - these have been linked to over and over in these forums. That you only see what you wish to see is fairly well established in these pages. But try this - http://www.nationmultimedia.com/webmobile/business/BOT-cuts-growth-forecasts-for-2014-and-2015-30250767.html The Bank Of Thailand's figures in Sept were heavily revised downwards in December - after the coup. Ignore the predictions, look at the actual. How about (12 days ago): http://www.cnbc.com/id/102297056#. "Thailand's export woes have been a big factor in economic recovery not getting on track after the army seized power in May." Companies are moving away, the EU is at arm's length and banks don't want to know about Thailand. There is a ton of this stuff out there if you want to pay attention. But, of course, you do not - in the same surreal way you blame the "reds" for all the violence last year. One hopes it does improve for everyone's sake, not least the Thai people, but it's not healthy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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