webfact Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Govt refuses to discuss Bt21m bill for charter flight to security meet in Hawaii THE NATION BANGKOK: -- THE government has refused to comment on the almost Bt21 million for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and his team to travel to Hawaii for the Asean-US Defence Ministers’ meeting on the weekend - a cost that includes the hiring of a charter flight. Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday he could not comment on the Bt20.9-million bill, after a document released on Friday detailed a breakdown of costs of the trip. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Govt-refuses-to-discuss-Bt21m-bill-for-charter-fli-30296745.html -- © Copyright The Nation 2016-10-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) " We will be transparent in government. " Apart from anything else people in power, no matter who, have that feeling of entitlement so there's nothing to explain. Edited October 2, 2016 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Could they not have flown for free on the national carrier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKay Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Should anyone be surprised? *sniggers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 No corruption here ...just click your heels three times and say " its no worse than Thaksin". Which of course makes everything OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Budgie smugglers or Okanui's; still its a lot. Probably got a few big wave boards. Then they would have hired a few Mustangs and did a few laps. The guys from the Pentagon would have been stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorri Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Glad they mention he is a Thai polly, for a moment I thought the Chinese had invaded...... or maybe they have... by stealth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 43 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Could they not have flown for free on the national carrier? Not confident about using THAI or something to hide, maybe the composition of ' his team ' so start with ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Excess ! A meeting for 2 main players and 3 minions travelling business class / first class on a Thai flight, would have been far more prudent ! But hey , bugger that ! we drink from the TAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 You know its got to be rotten if BS meister Sanserm won't even try and spin it in some incredulous way. This Prawit guy is a joke also, another Thai delegate who has no experience in international affairs, am almost certain can speak / understand no English, and who just appears to be nothing more than an empty suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Just now, z42 said: You know its got to be rotten if BS meister Sanserm won't even try and spin it in some incredulous way. This Prawit guy is a joke also, another Thai delegate who has no experience in international affairs, am almost certain can speak / understand no English, and who just appears to be nothing more than an empty suit Suit empty. Wallet not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 (edited) Jollies for the boys, charter an aircraft fill it up with booze and other perks. The deputy PM is just a joke, knows nothing but spouts a lot of nonsense. We dont care about the costs, it is being covered by the peasants that we are conning. Edited October 3, 2016 by colinneil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 These folks are shysters. Every day their abuse gives the people one more reason to take to the streets and remove them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboKay Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Quote An official at the Defence Ministry said there were 38 officials on the trip with Prawit and the expense for each of Bt500,000 for the four-day trip was reasonable. So there were translators for the translators just so some form of coherent communications was possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 (edited) So 38 officials but how many were genuinely officials or officials in name only ? Shortly after taking power didn't the PM order this sort of thing be stopped so why did this cost so much and I think we know the answer. Edited October 3, 2016 by NongKhaiKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieinthailand Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 20.9million Baht X 38 people = 550,000 per person for 4 days in Hawaii all expense's paid. Nice gig if ya can get it.... Just did a quick search for flights BKK too Hawaii return, just over B,24,000. X 38 people = 912,000. I haven't looked at the National carrier cost yet, am kind'a flat out at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 And how many wives went along for the trip?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 The bill breakdown is: Plane rental - 3,835,200 baht Fuel cost - 10,776,000 baht Food and beverages - 600,000 baht Ground service operations - 2,636,400 baht Other expenses - 3,106,200 baht I wouldn't want to be the chap who heads the department which published these details. He'll be getting a pair of socks as a retirement gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 His smug mug says everything. Nice vacation for some fatcats from a country where many live on less than a dollar a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Wouldn't it be nice to see footage of one of the boys having a ' Chalerm Moment ' as in the time in Hong Kong when he was pulled back from being hit by a car due to an excess of ear medicine ? Of course whoever posted it would find themselves No. 1 on Thailand's Most Wanted List. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I thought they just purchased a new plane for VIP's,so why charter another plane. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: Could they not have flown for free on the national carrier? (They probably did).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: Could they not have flown for free on the national carrier? I don't think TG fly to the USA these days, do they ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, worgeordie said: I thought they just purchased a new plane for VIP's,so why charter another plane. regards Worgeordie It only has a range of 2k miles, the Sukhoi jet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 32 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: The bill breakdown is: Plane rental - 3,835,200 baht Fuel cost - 10,776,000 baht Food and beverages - 600,000 baht Ground service operations - 2,636,400 baht Other expenses - 3,106,200 baht I wouldn't want to be the chap who heads the department which published these details. He'll be getting a pair of socks as a retirement gift. I think this has been very deliberately published by the PM's office. I can only speculate as to the reason/s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Sounds like a statement of power to me. Rather like those older guys who, when in my youth I asked, "Why should I do this? said, "Because I tell you to". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 2 hours ago, PatOngo said: Could they not have flown for free on the national carrier? I don't think the national carrier is flying to USA anymore after FAA raised a few issues with keeping up with documentation of maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captspectre Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 why did they not use the Thai Air Force planes? oh, that's right they are above all the petty stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 58 minutes ago, mtls2005 said: The bill breakdown is: Plane rental - 3,835,200 baht Fuel cost - 10,776,000 baht Food and beverages - 600,000 baht Ground service operations - 2,636,400 baht Other expenses - 3,106,200 baht I wouldn't want to be the chap who heads the department which published these details. He'll be getting a pair of socks as a retirement gift. Cost of jet fuel is $1.32 per gal, so they are buying 867,000 l of fuel. A 100 seat plane burns about 3,000 l/hour, so they should be able to circumvent the Earth at equator about 5.5 time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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