Probe ordered for free school milk on sale in Cambodia

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Probe ordered for free school milk on sale in Cambodia



BANGKOK: -- Agriculture Minister Chatchai Sarikalya on Monday ordered an investigation, to be completed in seven days, to find out how free school milk for primary students has turned up for sale in Cambodia and who are to be held accountable.

The probe follows reports, which were later confirmed, that UHT school milk which were produced by Wang Namyen cooperatives and distributed free for primary students in Wang Namyen district of Prachin Buri were displayed for sale at the Asian market department store in Cambodia’s Siem Reap district.

Agriculture permanent secretary Thirapat Prayoonsit was assigned by General Chatchai to form a fact-finding panel which is headed by Mr Sakchai Sriboonyuen, the deputy permanent secretary.

The minister said that the Wang Namyen cooperatives will face the axe if it can be ascertained the cooperatives was involved in the illegal act.

Meanwhile, a group of reporters was taken for a tour of the school milk production line at Wang Namyen cooperatives.

Chairman of the cooperatives, Mr Amnuay Thongkok, said that, despite the controversy, the cooperatives is still operating as usual and has been producing over one million packs of milk daily for sale and for distribution to its contracted customers, including state agencies.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/166254


-- Thai PBS 2016-06-07

[williamgeorgeallen]

got a load of this milk from my sons school. about seventy 300ml boxes. my son would not drink it so i had to help finish them. wish i could have know we could sell them to cambodia.

[Winniedapu]

Another probe in the hub of probes...

W

Edited June 7, 2016 by Winniedapu

[GeckosDiving]

"Lol" a probe that will find nothing !! ok maybe the Burmese delivery boy will get caught and get 20 years for it.

[razer]

If it's like previous stories I have heard about school books, the head man of the village where the milk was destined had it packed-up and shipped out and made a little money on the deal. Something for nothing ... that's Thai.

[inzman]

Brown envelopes cure all problems, nothing to see here folks, move along. Haha

[IAMHERE]

I would think the milk factory had extra 'free' type cartons on hand and just used them to fill up with milk they would be selling in Cambodia where the carton type wouldn't matter. No theft, the milk was always going to market and these containers were available cheap.

[SOTIRIOS]

...cut the crap....

...going on for 2 years at least.....

...how hard could it possibly be to trace....

...ask the retailers....

...'probe' means....

...'probe ordered' means....