Prawit says he won’t spare anyone in the bomb attacks

[webfact]

Prawit says he won’t spare anyone in the bomb attacks

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister in charge of security, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, today declared adamantly to decisively deal with the people who are responsible for several bomb attacks at the country's tourist spots.

 

“I will not spare them no matter who they are,” he declared.

 

Gen Prawit said this morning that the bomb attacks at Hua Hin and Trang were related, and perpetrators meant to destroy the tourism climate of the country as all bomb blasts occurred at tourist locations.

 

The prime minister was informed of the bomb attacks and has ordered authorities on full alert to safeguard tourists, he said.

 

Gen Prawit’s strong reaction came as three bombs exploded at 10 am in Takua Pa district of Phang Nga province.

 

Two bombs detonated by mobile phones happened near Takieng restaurant, and the third explosion about 30 metres away.

 

All explosions happened near a weekend market which was destroyed in an arson last night.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/prawit-says-wont-spare-anyone-bomb-attacks/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-08-12

 

[clockman]

Does he mean, like the  shambolic Bangkok temple investigation? Where the BBC found part of the bomb! Of course they could use the famous bomb detector!

Edited August 12, 2016 by clockman

[tomyummer]

Can the government really safeguard tourists?  This is not a good sign.  Thailand is such an easy target for all bad dudes wanting to do bad things.

[kannot]

even if he was driving a Ferrari?

[kannot]

2 hours ago, clockman said:

Does he mean, like the  shambolic Bangkok temple investigation? Where the BBC found part of the bomb! Of course they could use the famous bomb detector!

or their crystal ball gazer or that octopus etc etc

[soalbundy]

If you are Burmese, RUN

[connda]

Long term expats nationwide should be getting their post-bombing police and immigration visits sometime this month if the post-Erawan bombing police visits were any indication. 

Edited August 12, 2016 by connda

[soalbundy]

1 hour ago, tomyummer said:

Can the government really safeguard tourists?  This is not a good sign.  Thailand is such an easy target for all bad dudes wanting to do bad things.

You aren't a baby in a pram, no government can protect you from terrorist attacks or road accidents or robbery or a heart attack, it's called living in this world,get used to it

[soalbundy]

7 minutes ago, connda said:

Long term expats nationwide should be getting their post-bombing police and immigration visits sometime this month if the post-Erawan bombing police visits were any indication. 

I suppose they will want to take away our bomb making equipment as well, jeez! where will it all end.

[Brer Fox]

1 hour ago, kannot said:

even if he was driving a Ferrari?

Or a criminally filthy rich jet-setting monk.

[MaxLee]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Prawit says he won’t spare anyone in the bomb attacks

 

Easy-peazy-scapegoat hunt has been opened....

[Jimbo2014]

Time to load up on those thick wads of Baht.  That should motivate the boys in brown.

Tragic none the less. Whilst the damage is not extensive, its a further nail in Thailands tourism coffin

[Brer Fox]

13 minutes ago, connda said:

Long term expats nationwide should be getting their post-bombing police and immigration visits sometime this month if the post-Erawan bombing police visits were any indication. 

 

25 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

If you are Burmese, RUN

If you are a Uighur, RUN.

[mesterm]

Erm... quite a misleading headline...

[tifino]

3 minutes ago, mesterm said:

Erm... quite a misleading headline...

 

yeha!, with words like: 

 

Prawit says he won’t spare anyone in the bomb attacks

 

you'd think he was the terrorist,

who planted the 'smoking  bomb' himself,

 

and embarrassed that he missed some of the infidel  targets

 

[elgordo38]

34 minutes ago, MaxLee said:

 

Easy-peazy-scapegoat hunt has been opened....

Way to go chubby cheeks its all about tourism tourism tourism tourism nothing else matters. Keep them cash registers ringing

[madmitch]

Apparently mobile phones were used to detonate the bombs. No all SIM cards are registered it should be easy to find the perpetrators. 

 

Or, more likely, the whole SIM card registration system is a total waste of time and money.

[Guitar God]

Sounds like the need to track the SIM cards of Thails too. 

[off road pat]

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

You aren't a baby in a pram, no government can protect you from terrorist attacks or road accidents or robbery or a heart attack, it's called living in this world,get used to it

Deadly accurate !!! great response !!!

[off road pat]

44 minutes ago, mesterm said:

Erm... quite a misleading headline...

As usual.....

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

...   has ordered authorities on full alert to safeguard tourists' money....

Edited August 12, 2016 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[brucec64]

"and perpetrators meant to destroy the tourism climate of the country as all bomb blasts occurred at tourist locations. "

 

I think the government has managed (or mismanaged) to destroy the tourism climate on their own...

 

Maya Bay

[iReason]

What's so funny?

 

[ratcatcher]

4 minutes ago, iReason said:

What's so funny?

 

It is possible the gentleman on the left who is laughing suffered a brief moment of flatulence as the General made his entry.

[dcnx]

3 hours ago, tomyummer said:

Can the government really safeguard tourists?  This is not a good sign.  Thailand is such an easy target for all bad dudes wanting to do bad things.

 

If only they could track the tourists via something like a SIM card....

[dcnx]

36 minutes ago, brucec64 said:

"and perpetrators meant to destroy the tourism climate of the country as all bomb blasts occurred at tourist locations. "

 

I think the government has managed (or mismanaged) to destroy the tourism climate on their own...

 

Maya Bay

 

We once had that place to ourselves. Pre Russian and Chinese invasion, of course.

[lvr181]

23 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

It is possible the gentleman on the left who is laughing suffered a brief moment of flatulence as the General made his entry.

 

No, he just heard what the little General said! And in doing, so beat all us farangs to it!

Damn 

[Chris Lawrence]

I just know this is going to end in tears; even if they get the wrong people! DCNX, what effect is a tracking sim card going to have on tourists?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Has anybody heard yet if the police have decided to offer a large reward for themselves again if they catch the alleged perpetrators of this week's bomb attacks???

 

It certainly worked before [for them], so why not try it again??? 

 

Ohh, BTW, how many of the dozen plus named Erawan bomb suspects who supposedly fled to foreign countries have the Thai authorities managed to find and or get into custody all these months later?

 

[Rorri]

3 hours ago, soalbundy said:

You aren't a baby in a pram, no government can protect you from terrorist attacks or road accidents or robbery or a heart attack, it's called living in this world,get used to it

True, but many countries have foiled "attacks" before they have happened, something Thailand is usually incapable of doing, they simply do not have the intelligence gathering abilities.