Eric Loh Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Really gutless statement from an ex-Dem Party Deputy. He know too well that repeating coups are a spanner in our desire to attain developed nation status but don't have the guts to spell it out. Any developed countries have coups as their strategy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Thailand will never attain status of developed nation unless a complete top-to-bottom restructure of the RTP is undertaken, decentralising its command structure, and transferring its reporting to the Ministry of Justice, recruiting overseas advisors/trainers, imposing strict ethical guidelines, sacking every single one of the tens of thousands of criminals currently sitting in inactive posts, and providing a living wage to officers. Start there, do it properly, end political interference and nepotistic postings, give it time to end the endemic corruption in all facets of Thai society and the billions and trillions of baht flowing freely from the public purse, and just maybe Thailand could then attain status of developed nation. And if they could do exactly the same with the armed forces and the judiciary they would have made the first meaningful step towards real reform of Thailand. But alas..... and the politicians and the civil servants. A police force often reflects the society it serves, its values, its behaviors and its norms. That may be a reflection of the part of society that it actually serves not the whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbymack Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Laugh of the day! Thailand as a "Developed Nation". Never in a hundred years. Who are trying to kid? They have a military dictatorship for goodness sake. What Developed nation has that? Democracy, transparency, education, equality ...... the list is endless, that will prevent any use of the words "Developed" and "Thailand" appearing next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeKat Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 in developed nations democracy is a right, guarded and the law is dominant and has no fear nor favour Thailand is decades away Lol! Talking about democracy, look at Europe and Brussels acting as a dictator with so-called referendum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeKat Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 How about having a properly paid professional police force that will act without fear or favor. A review of laws that appear out of step with developed nations across the globe. Corruption, blatant or disguised, is not usually part of a developed nation. Any one else want to add a few suggestions? How a/b starting "small" (big for Thailand however) with trash pickup in villages, or running water (drinkable) in homes, or how a/b doing something with miles of dirt roads? Bigger things like internet, education, govt. transparency, and having a police force that is mandated to "protect and serve" (LOL yea right.... in Thailand? lol )? Ah nice laugh to start the day. They working on that. It's called work in progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selftaopath Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 There are many reason why Thailand can't reach this status. Unfortunately mention these reason or public discussing about them is against the law. Yes and another is not understanding the reality that: “A man cannot build a reputation on what he is going to do.” —Henry Ford Thais talk talk, suggest suggest, plan on plan on etc. NO ACTION seems to be a Thai trait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Thailand will never attain status of developed nation unless a complete top-to-bottom restructure of the RTP is undertaken, decentralising its command structure, and transferring its reporting to the Ministry of Justice, recruiting overseas advisors/trainers, imposing strict ethical guidelines, sacking every single one of the tens of thousands of criminals currently sitting in inactive posts, and providing a living wage to officers. Start there, do it properly, end political interference and nepotistic postings, give it time to end the endemic corruption in all facets of Thai society and the billions and trillions of baht flowing freely from the public purse, and just maybe Thailand could then attain status of developed nation. Good start, but it is but one of 10 or 20 restructurings on the list. Thailand is currently hanging in between the horns of the proverbial Delima of a "developing" country and one that is still wedded to an oligarchic social and political structure dating back to the days of Rama I and II. Before reaching the status of a "developed" country it needs to finish putting both feet in the developing camp. It has been regarded as a merging economy for decades , has become stagnant t since 1998 and dropped the ball, I'm not sure if it will recover after this Junta, it has gone back to pre student revolution with those recommendations of the make up of the Senate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Funny stuff . Thailand is closer to the fourth world than the developed world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreanoOzzie Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Have you seen how many nice cars there are out and about in BKK? The flashy malls? Hardly a 3rd world nation......but then again if it ain't white, it ain't right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesAbitbol Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 -Proper Police -Proper army -Proper public education -Proper freedom of Press -Proper freedom of Speech And maybe let the governments/Junta understand Bangkok ≠ Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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