Prayut warns against bullyboy tactics over rice scheme

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Prayut warns against bullyboy tactics over rice scheme
The Nation



BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday instructed the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) not to give in to stakeholders in the rice-pledging scheme if they threaten or intimidate officials.

Speaking before the NRPC meeting, Prayut said the move to seek civil liability for the rice pledging scheme stemmed from his own concern that the statute of limitation on the case may expire.

"I would like you all to prevent anyone, especially those who are the stakeholders in the case, from issuing threats or intimidating related officials. You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' he said.

He informed the committee that, of the total rice stockpiles under the rice-pledging scheme, 9 million tonnes of the rice are regarded as being in good condition, 2 million tonnes are degraded rice and the quality of 2 million tonnes cannot yet be determined.

He said the government would consult the Thailand Development Research Institute and other rice associations about how to make use of the degraded rice and distribute rice under the scheme without affecting the price of rice.

He said the government had secured several new rice deals after penetrating new markets in countries such as China, the Philippines, and was exploring new markets in African countries.

Prayut said the government is finding solutions to prevent rice-related problems such as oversupply and subsidies.

"We have to have a systematic and comprehensive plan before rice is planted. We must know how much should be planted. If prices of rice fall, please opt to plant other crops. If farmers keep asking for rice subsidies, the country will become mired in a vicious circle,'' he said.

He said he instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives to find solutions to the oversupply and falling price of rubber also. The government is planning to do away with the rubber subsidy, he said.

"We will no longer give subsidies in terms of 'differences in prices', because it is against the law and we have an effective Rubber Act,'' he said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Prayut-warns-against-bullyboy-tactics-over-rice-sc-30271673.html


-- The Nation 2015-10-27

[BuckBee]

won't be over supply problem as they ain't got enough water grow another crop :-S

[Somtamnication]

Strange. A bully telling an organization to watch out for bullies.

[MaiChai]

Sounds like the government don't care much about the farmers?

[NongKhaiKid]

Strange. A bully telling an organization to watch out for bullies.

They should listen to him as he can give extensive advice, after all he wrote the book.

[selftaopath]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

[shirtless]

Prayut should be in comedy,

[cornishcarlos]

Prayut should be in comedy,

He is...

[tx22cb]

Prayut should be in comedy,

Central America just followed in Thailand's footsteps ... but at least Jimmy Morales was elected to the post in a general election, so kudos to Jimmy.

"Guatemala just elected a comedian with zero political experience to be president"

[klauskunkel]

Prayut warns against bullyboy tactics over rice scheme

Don't do as I do, do as I say

[Vandadavid]

This bloke is a land of confusion

Stick to the army at least you fit in tfere

[JAG]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

[chainarong]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

I like your comment , however even guns have been known to be ineffective in Thailand (circa 1992) and Prayut - O knows why and that is what the Junta are afraid of..

[Hawk]

If prices of rice fall, please opt to plant other crops.

Easier said than done! How does one convert a rice field into an onion field? Most rice field soil is very poor quality. What will happen if the farmers grow millions of extra tons of tomatoes and the price of those falls and it will. Vegetable production is already too much, so what other crops is the PM referring to.

[sead]

F f s. W t f. I cant even finish my breakfast and another rule/law/ statement is out. Its impossible to keep track of all this.

Its same in my condominium. New signs. Warnings and threats everyday. The lady manager just put up something that comes into her mind. Really needs to stop...

Edited October 27, 2015 by sead

[Baerboxer]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

Or changing laws at will to suit your own agenda so you can avoid tax, whitewash yourself and avoid a plethora of outstanding serious court cases, a criminal conviction and charges relating to jumping bail.

That's what happens in countries where a very rich elite tier, a tiny % of the population, put themselves above the law and occupy themselves struggling to be dominant. That small % here controls vast wealth whilst the majority struggle with debts and day to day. And they ain't gonna give it up easily.

The film Elizabeth was on TV. All those Tudor plots and plotters, the rich elites of Europe vying for control of their own and other countries, using religion rather than political ideology to justify themselves. A great analogy. Europe in Medieval times and the behavior of their aristocratic wealthy families.

[Gunna]

If prices of rice fall, please opt to plant other crops.

Easier said than done! How does one convert a rice field into an onion field? Most rice field soil is very poor quality. What will happen if the farmers grow millions of extra tons of tomatoes and the price of those falls and it will. Vegetable production is already too much, so what other crops is the PM referring to.

Korean farmers have been growing onions and rice in the same field for years.

http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/46/3/470.full.pdf

It's called crop rotation and has been done for hundreds of years.

Mono-culture, ie growing the same crop year after year is usually bad for the soil, unless lots of external nutrients are added

[JAG]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

I like your comment , however even guns have been known to be ineffective in Thailand (circa 1992) and Prayut - O knows why and that is what the Junta are afraid of..

I think I get what you're driving at. I don't think that sort of "intervention" is likely any more - which rather removes the safety valve - which in turn will likely lead to a bigger bang.

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

so the Reds never had any bully tactics?

Using the riot squad to throw opposition out of parliament so they could pass the amnesty bill?

Blowing up kids with RPG's?

Burning down Bkk as they threatened to do?

Etc, etc., etc.

How quickly some choose to forget.

[FangFerang]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' he said.

Do as they tell me to say, not as they tell me to do.

[mikemac]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' he said.

Do as they tell me to say, not as they tell me to do.

......................."Do as they tell me to say, not as they tell me to do.".......................

Come on Fang, you are just speaking in tongues now !

[sjaak327]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

Or changing laws at will to suit your own agenda so you can avoid tax, whitewash yourself and avoid a plethora of outstanding serious court cases, a criminal conviction and charges relating to jumping bail.

That's what happens in countries where a very rich elite tier, a tiny % of the population, put themselves above the law and occupy themselves struggling to be dominant. That small % here controls vast wealth whilst the majority struggle with debts and day to day. And they ain't gonna give it up easily.

The film Elizabeth was on TV. All those Tudor plots and plotters, the rich elites of Europe vying for control of their own and other countries, using religion rather than political ideology to justify themselves. A great analogy. Europe in Medieval times and the behavior of their aristocratic wealthy families.

At least the one you are referring to did so with a clear mandate from the electorate. However, I don't think the OP contains a quote from the man, it does contain a quote from the criminal rich elite currently running Thailand but now without an electoral mandate, in line with being on topic, the reference to Prayuth is on topic, whilst the reference to Thaksin is not.

[Baerboxer]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

Or changing laws at will to suit your own agenda so you can avoid tax, whitewash yourself and avoid a plethora of outstanding serious court cases, a criminal conviction and charges relating to jumping bail.

That's what happens in countries where a very rich elite tier, a tiny % of the population, put themselves above the law and occupy themselves struggling to be dominant. That small % here controls vast wealth whilst the majority struggle with debts and day to day. And they ain't gonna give it up easily.

The film Elizabeth was on TV. All those Tudor plots and plotters, the rich elites of Europe vying for control of their own and other countries, using religion rather than political ideology to justify themselves. A great analogy. Europe in Medieval times and the behavior of their aristocratic wealthy families.

At least the one you are referring to did so with a clear mandate from the electorate. However, I don't think the OP contains a quote from the man, it does contain a quote from the criminal rich elite currently running Thailand but now without an electoral mandate, in line with being on topic, the reference to Prayuth is on topic, whilst the reference to Thaksin is not.

So you think the electorate voted for PTP to hand over control, lock stock and barrel to their crooked paymaster? The amount of people who protested at his contrived amnesty and attempts to railroad it through parliament without following procedure shows what many of the electorate thought of it.

I don't think awarding Thaksin complete whitewash amnesty was part of their manifesto, nor was it part of the original bill.

It's relevant to this topic as the people being warned by the PM are likely members of Thaksin's clan, gang and minions.

Not that you're the arbiter of what's relevant.

[Thai at Heart]

"You must adhere to righteousness and abide by the law,'' LOL Does he remember what country he's from/in? Ah what a kidder. LOL

Unless of course you are taking power at gunpoint!

But then you can always give yourself an amnesty!

Or changing laws at will to suit your own agenda so you can avoid tax, whitewash yourself and avoid a plethora of outstanding serious court cases, a criminal conviction and charges relating to jumping bail.

That's what happens in countries where a very rich elite tier, a tiny % of the population, put themselves above the law and occupy themselves struggling to be dominant. That small % here controls vast wealth whilst the majority struggle with debts and day to day. And they ain't gonna give it up easily.

The film Elizabeth was on TV. All those Tudor plots and plotters, the rich elites of Europe vying for control of their own and other countries, using religion rather than political ideology to justify themselves. A great analogy. Europe in Medieval times and the behavior of their aristocratic wealthy families.

At least the one you are referring to did so with a clear mandate from the electorate. However, I don't think the OP contains a quote from the man, it does contain a quote from the criminal rich elite currently running Thailand but now without an electoral mandate, in line with being on topic, the reference to Prayuth is on topic, whilst the reference to Thaksin is not.

So you think the electorate voted for PTP to hand over control, lock stock and barrel to their crooked paymaster? The amount of people who protested at his contrived amnesty and attempts to railroad it through parliament without following procedure shows what many of the electorate thought of it.

I don't think awarding Thaksin complete whitewash amnesty was part of their manifesto, nor was it part of the original bill.

It's relevant to this topic as the people being warned by the PM are likely members of Thaksin's clan, gang and minions.

Not that you're the arbiter of what's relevant.

I think you will find that all sides of the political spectrum have written laws to suit a very small amount of family businesses in Thailand for many years.

They were written to suit on lot for a very long time, thaksin came along and wrote some to suit him and his bunch. I fail to see why people can't see that what thaksin did was take control from one group who still remain massively dominant in most protected industries in Thailand.

We are watching a long drawn out business turf war under the guise of a democracy with the odd coup thrown in. The sides are clear to see, and they simply will not rest until they win.

I don't see why everyone believes that the anti thaksin people are by definition of benefit to the vast majority of Thais when their business practices show they are there to exploit the system they have put in place to allow them to exploit the Thai market.

[sjaak327]

Or changing laws at will to suit your own agenda so you can avoid tax, whitewash yourself and avoid a plethora of outstanding serious court cases, a criminal conviction and charges relating to jumping bail.

That's what happens in countries where a very rich elite tier, a tiny % of the population, put themselves above the law and occupy themselves struggling to be dominant. That small % here controls vast wealth whilst the majority struggle with debts and day to day. And they ain't gonna give it up easily.

The film Elizabeth was on TV. All those Tudor plots and plotters, the rich elites of Europe vying for control of their own and other countries, using religion rather than political ideology to justify themselves. A great analogy. Europe in Medieval times and the behavior of their aristocratic wealthy families.

At least the one you are referring to did so with a clear mandate from the electorate. However, I don't think the OP contains a quote from the man, it does contain a quote from the criminal rich elite currently running Thailand but now without an electoral mandate, in line with being on topic, the reference to Prayuth is on topic, whilst the reference to Thaksin is not.

So you think the electorate voted for PTP to hand over control, lock stock and barrel to their crooked paymaster? The amount of people who protested at his contrived amnesty and attempts to railroad it through parliament without following procedure shows what many of the electorate thought of it.

I don't think awarding Thaksin complete whitewash amnesty was part of their manifesto, nor was it part of the original bill.

It's relevant to this topic as the people being warned by the PM are likely members of Thaksin's clan, gang and minions.

Not that you're the arbiter of what's relevant.

Neither are you of course, but it's revealing to see that a mandate isn't important, breaking the law to gain power seems to be of no consequence. Including a self appointed amnesty for any past and future wrongdoings as enshrined in the self drafted 'constitution'.

I sometimes wonder if people like you really actually believe you have the moral upper hands, as you condone behavior that is far worse as the behavior of Thaskin at any point in time of his career.

Judging from the sentiment of the average Thai in this country, if Thaksin or Yingluck or any other proxy would run for office, they would win again no problem at all. And all the 'reconciliation' efforts or lack thereof of the current lot will ensure they do.