Chiang Mai dyke and the patronage that still floods Thai society

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Chiang Mai dyke and the patronage that still floods Thai society

Attayuth Bootsripoom
The Nation 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thai social media is abuzz with photos of the opening ceremony for a new floodwall in Chiang Mai. The photos show locals gathered beneath a large signboard depicting a smiling face and captioned “Mae Pongphan Pattana” (Mother Pongphan Development). The “smiling mother” is Pongphan Chan-o-cha, who also presided over the opening ceremony.

 

The surname will be familiar to readers. The "face" of the project happens to be the wife of Defence Ministry permanent secretary General Preecha Chan-o-cha, who is the younger brother of Prime Minister GeneralPrayut Chan-o-cha.

 

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[canuckamuck]

If your name's on a dyke does it make you a dee?

[trainman34014]

No news here; everything is normal in backward Thailand !

[taichiplanet]

maybe someone should have shown her the other meaning of dyke in English, i think she would have refused the naming rights!

[PatOngo]

The dyke of Chiang Mai is certainly making a splash!

[Torrens54]

So can we see the photograph of the Dyke Girl?

Better keep the little Dutch Boys away, we know what they tend to do with Dykes.

[edwinchester]

I read elsewhere that the dyke in question has already collapsed in recent floods.

[kannot]

12 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

I read elsewhere that the dyke in question has already collapsed in recent floods.

it  needs a "boot" not  "finger" to sort it although giving it the "finger" would be more interesting

[Bung]

I saw a post in Thai,  it's seems to be the case. 

 

Too funny,  bad spirits around this dyke!

 

 

[Chris Lawrence]

The people paid for it, but Pongphan believes or gives the impression her graciousness was the contributing factor. Its a self-indulgent publicity stunt that was to promote self interest. Sad that this is what is thought of the working class people.