NLA president talks about dismantling of digital clocks at Parliament building

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NLA president talks about dismantling of digital clocks at Parliament building

Thammarat Thadaphrom

BANGKOK, 27 March 2016 (NNT) - The president of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) says the Parliament has dismantled the 15-million-baht digital clock system in its building.

NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholachai, who is also head of the Parliamentary Officials Commission, said he was aware that 240 digital clocks in the parliament compound had been pulled out by the provider company. The president said the Secretariat of the House of Representative had not yet paid a single dime since the clocks were installed for trial use only.

Speaking about a group of civil servants who asked for a probe into the procurement of the digital clocks, Mr Pornpetch said they had all the rights to do so, and that it was unnecessary for him to reiterate to officials about the transparency in procurement projects as the latter all knew their scope of responsibility.

-- NNT 2016-03-27

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[tukkytuktuk]

To do the math 15 million baht divided by 240 clocks = 62,500 baht per clock. Are they Rolex? Seem's very expensive! Any kickbacks I wonder....?

[Bluespunk]

"Speaking about a group of civil servants who asked for a probe into the procurement of the digital clocks, Mr Pornpetch said they had all the rights to do so, and that it was unnecessary for him to reiterate to officials about the transparency in procurement projects as the latter all knew their scope of responsibility."

He said all that in one go? Has he been watching reruns of "Yes, Minister"?

Edited March 27, 2016 by Bluespunk

[jamesbrock]

To do the math 15 million baht divided by 240 clocks = 62,500 baht per clock. Are they Rolex? Seem's very expensive! Any kickbacks I wonder....?

They are Cristalys Date clocks that are currently retailing for €428 (16,900THB), so, yes, the price was very expensive!

http://www.pmdisplays.ie/Cristalys-Date-LCD-Clock

[NongKhaiKid]

Easy Come, Easy Go as he didn't seem bothered last week since Parliament hadn't incurred any financial loss but what about the public purse ?

Now then, who will get paid for the scrap value ?

[Lantern]

He said all that in one go? Has he been watching reruns of "Yes, Minister"?

You nailed it!

[jamesbrock]

Easy Come, Easy Go as he didn't seem bothered last week since Parliament hadn't incurred any financial loss but what about the public purse ?

Now then, who will get paid for the scrap value ?

Yes, he also said that officials involved in the procurement were placed under investigation...

[phoenixdoglover]

240 clocks were installed for "trial" use.

Did the supplier know this?

Hahaha. Sometimes I crack myself up.

[NongKhaiKid]

Easy Come, Easy Go as he didn't seem bothered last week since Parliament hadn't incurred any financial loss but what about the public purse ?

Now then, who will get paid for the scrap value ?

Yes, he also said that officials involved in the procurement were placed under investigation...

Will this be another ' investigation ' the progress of which and any outcome, if any, will become shrouded in the mists of time ?

As with a sudden sinkhole, Officials Are Looking Into It.

[jamesbrock]

Easy Come, Easy Go as he didn't seem bothered last week since Parliament hadn't incurred any financial loss but what about the public purse ?

Now then, who will get paid for the scrap value ?

Yes, he also said that officials involved in the procurement were placed under investigation...

Will this be another ' investigation ' the progress of which and any outcome, if any, will become shrouded in the mists of time ?

As with a sudden sinkhole, Officials Are Looking Into It.

Yes, yes it will.

[chowny77]

Make them keep them and write a new rule where these clocks can not be re-placed for 100 yrs.

[Credo]

The question that begs answering is how much will it cost to put in the old clocks back?

[ldiablo]

I'm sure a Thai company would supply 240 expensive digital clocks on a trial use only.

Of course HoR hasn't paid a single dime since the clocks were installed because they paid with baht.

A bit different.

[attrayant]

The president said the Secretariat of the House of Representative had not yet paid a single dime since the clocks were installed for trial use only.

Did he really say "a single dime"?

[jabis]

I kind of keep it as an impossibility to have free lunches - maybe the gem-people with their tuk-tuks could help me with this?

[JAG]

To do the math 15 million baht divided by 240 clocks = 62,500 baht per clock. Are they Rolex? Seem's very expensive! Any kickbacks I wonder....?

They are Cristalys Date clocks that are currently retailing for €428 (16,900THB), so, yes, the price was very expensive!

http://www.pmdisplays.ie/Cristalys-Date-LCD-Clock

Hey, both figures have a 6 in them, as does the difference. If you apply " creative accounting procedures" then it looks pretty transparent.!

[wabothai]

Many people cannot read digital clocks.

[inzman]

The Mercedes dealer will have a large selection of unsold inventory after this, haha.

[Lupatria]

The question that begs answering is how much will it cost to put in the old clocks back?

...and even more interesting: were they dismantled and kept by the the supplier of the digital clocks?

[HerbalEd]

To do the math 15 million baht divided by 240 clocks = 62,500 baht per clock. Are they Rolex? Seem's very expensive! Any kickbacks I wonder....?

I'm guessing a lack of kickbacks is why the vendor hasn't been paid anything. The corruption and greed in Thailand is slowly but surely ruining this country ... and it keeps getting worse, not better.