PM Prayut appeals to the people to have trust in him

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PM appeals to the people to have trust in him

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Tuesday appealed to the Thai people to have trust in the laws of the land and to refrain from fighting one another, saying that such fight, when reported by foreign media, will leave a bad impression among foreigners towards the country.

 

He said he wanted the people to feel the way he now feels with the late King Bhumibol. “I feel that he (HM the King) has always been with us and will remain so, will never leave us and will stay in our hearts.

 

The prime minister urged the public in general to make use of the late King’s advice, statements or anything which was used or tried by the prime minister, for their benefits.

 

He claimed that the practice of sufficiency economy philosophy in the past several years had helped the country survive several crises such as the tom yum kung financial meltdown and the huge flood four years ago.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-appeals-to-the-people-to-have-trust-in-him/

 

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[Chris Lawrence]

You are only as good as your last sale. People tend to remember the bad as well as the good. 

[NongKhaiKid]

It's not trust of the laws that's the problem it's how they are applied and in Thailand it's all too often for a select group or individual rather than the common good and the junta is as complicit in this as any other govt.

Despite the PM and his cronies high moral stance they have a lot to answer for. I won't say a lot to explain away as transparency isn't really their thing.

[taff33]

Is it the hi-so law or the law of the common people that you have to have trust in?.

[kannot]

waste  of  time  commenting on the  uncommentable.......plenty to say  though

Edited October 25, 2016 by kannot

[z42]

This guy is so full of $#it it's untrue... How can anyone with an ounce of intelligence respect a set of laws that are not only enforced in different ways depending upon who they are used to target, and which can and are used by crooked persons to deflect attention from their own crimes, often criminalizing legitimate plaintiffs in the process.
This guy and all his cronies are becoming more objectionable by the day, they are not fit to utter the king's good name.

[Laughing Gravy]

Trust has to be earned old chap. So far I can't see that it has.

Edited October 25, 2016 by Laughing Gravy

[baboon]

I personally wouldn't trust him to sit the right way on a lavatory. That's all I am able to say, unfortunately.

[HLover]

47 minutes ago, z42 said:

This guy is so full of $#it it's untrue... How can anyone with an ounce of intelligence respect a set of laws that are not only enforced in different ways depending upon who they are used to target, and which can and are used by crooked persons to deflect attention from their own crimes, often criminalizing legitimate plaintiffs in the process.
This guy and all his cronies are becoming more objectionable by the day, they are not fit to utter the king's good name.

Sounds like another country's "law enforcement" policies......

[gk10002000]

Didn't he take over in a military coup and didn't he throw away the constitution?  Isn't that considered disregarding the laws of the land?

[Chip Allen]

I will have "trust" in Prayut when he and his generals meet a fate similar to Saddam Hussein. Overthrowing a democratically elected government is treason. He can make his appeal for trust as he stands on the scaffold.

[worgeordie]

Trust the laws of the land,where if you are poor,you go to jail

if you commit a crime,example,pick mushrooms you get decades,

Rich,influential,commit the most heinous crimes,never see the

inside of a court,or if you are very unlucky,get a suspended sentence.

One Country,two laws.trust me.

regards Worgeordie

[jing jing]

Whenever a person suggests, let alone demands, that people trust him, chances are they shouldn't.

[MaxLee]

Bla bla bla, it's Friday evening talk again...


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[HLover]

3 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Trust the laws of the land,where if you are poor,you go to jail

if you commit a crime,example,pick mushrooms you get decades,

Rich,influential,commit the most heinous crimes,never see the

inside of a court,or if you are very unlucky,get a suspended sentence.

One Country,two laws.trust me.

regards Worgeordie

Well, said Worgeordie.  However, this certainly applies to many other countries in the word from which many of the forum members hold passports.  

[waldroj]

"...Prime Minister Prayut asked the public to have trust in his government and himself, saying that he had done his best so far to ensure peace and safety for the people..."

 

How does the old saying go??? Oh, yeah - "It’s Better to Beg for Forgiveness than to Ask for Permission", and in his case it's just the kind of rhetoric we'd expect from a military "strongman" who is unwilling to take responsibility for anything, while blaming everyone else for all the current problems.

 

[NongKhaiKid]

25 minutes ago, gk10002000 said:

Didn't he take over in a military coup and didn't he throw away the constitution?  Isn't that considered disregarding the laws of the land?

But, But he did everything for the good of the country to return happiness to, to,  please wait , oh yes I remember the people.

[maewang99]

I'm extremely jealous... because..... I'm an American. look at what I get! Hillary Clinton. No, I'm not a Trump guy either.. by far.

Edited October 26, 2016 by maewang99

[Thailand]

As others have already mentioned there is a lot to be said but simply cannot say it, and that says a great deal about the current state of affairs.

[Eric Loh]

I am willing to give him an iota of trust if he stick to the 2017 election time frame and rescind restriction on freedom of speech. 

[minimoi]

"People said that there was one law for the rich and one law for the poor, but it wasn’t true. There was no law for those who made the law, and no law for the incorrigibly lawless. All the laws and rules were for those people stupid enough to think like Cockbill Street people."
-Sir T. Pratchett-

[yellowboat]

He has earned the trust of the wealthy and select few whose interest he protects.  The average Thai would be silly to trust a man that trashed his voice in government, gave himself and his cronies immunity then renamed military law to article 44.   There is nothing remotely trustworthy about this man.   

[kowpot]

I think Ronald Reagan said it best.   

 

[jacksam]

I think the PM is doing a good job in a country that has been a political basket case. 

[baboon]

^^

I don't.

[Yann55]

How do we feel when a salesman starts his pitch with the words : "Listen, you gotta trust me on this..." ?

[bangon04]

You have a duty to trust me. You are Thai and I am your superior Thai. Whatever I tell you you must believe me, even if you know it is complete *******

[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He claimed that the practice of sufficiency economy philosophy in the past several years had helped the country survive several crises such as .... the huge flood four years ago.

Didn't Prayut denigrate PM Yingluck's handling of the flood and its results?

[tom21]

I say nothing…….   O yes when I hear Donald call Hillary a k/nt and Hillary call Donald a p/ck I think thai politics is a bit better