Criticism Prompts Govt Rethink Of Workout Wednesday

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Criticism Prompts Govt Rethink Of Workout Wednesday

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha joins an exercise session on Wednesday with other officials at Government House in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Ninety minutes of mandatory weekly exercise imposed by junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha on all bureaucrats nationwide has been moved to a later time, apparently to ward off criticism that officials were forced to drop their work to comply.

 

Instead of starting at 3:30pm, the one-hour workout will start at 4:30pm every Wednesday, Interior Affairs Ministry ordered all provincial governors on Thursday. Each agency must also leave at least “one or two” officials on duty in case the public needs services, the new order mandated.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2016/12/02/criticism-prompts-govt-rethink-workout-wednesday/

 

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[PatOngo]

Another well planned exercise!

[freebyrd]

Ya gotta larf

[colinneil]

Would the PM not be better concentrating on things that are really important.

Rather than just making photo shoots.

He seems to have to much time on his hands.

[freebyrd]

If the hierarchy in the army I was in were this 'decisive' I would've been worm food 35 years ago.

[Brer Fox]

Just another jerking knee initiative that needs fixing. Do they ever get anything right first up?

 

[NongKhaiKid]

If the workday ends at 1630 will the word ' mandatory ' be changed to ' voluntary ' since the officials will then be off  duty or will the voluntary aspect be the kind that can't be refused ?

Perhaps a kind and generous junta will be authorising O/T payments.

[bark]

52 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said:

If the workday ends at 1630 will the word ' mandatory ' be changed to ' voluntary ' since the officials will then be off  duty or will the voluntary aspect be the kind that can't be refused ?

Perhaps a kind and generous junta will be authorising O/T payments.

I can see many staff having headaches and leaving at 4 pm.

[CantSpell]

Do they prepare for it starting from 10:00 am?

 

You know, mental preparation, shower, clothes changing into sport uniform, those things take long :)

[anon467848]

No doubt it will be compulsory for the junior staff. All the bosses will have convenient appointments elsewhere, and excuse themselves...

[anon467848]

I think I'll go to the Immigration office next Wednesday, and see just how many are exercising...

[thhMan]

I hope some will stand up for their rights and refuse to do it.

[waldroj]

"...Each agency must also leave at least 'one or two' officials on duty in case the public needs services, the new order mandated..."

 

These are the lucky ones !!! 

 

Regardless, it hard to see how a skeleton crew is going to satisfy the public needs. 

 

[yellowboat]

The "democratic soldier" seems to have lost a bit of weight.  The loss seems to coincide with loss of foreign investment, loss in faith in Thai governance, loss of tourist revenue and a poorly performing economy.   

[Bluespunk]

I'm still waiting on a link to the article that outlines the WHO praise for Wednesday workout...

[soalbundy]

27 minutes ago, waldroj said:

"...Each agency must also leave at least 'one or two' officials on duty in case the public needs services, the new order mandated..."

 

These are the lucky ones !!! 

 

Regardless, it hard to see how a skeleton crew is going to satisfy the public needs. 

 

No, not lucky.they are the fat ones. I wouldn't have thought much work was done between 3.30 and 4.30 anyway

[aussieinthailand]

So the office in question had  sign up saying they will be closed from 12:00 noon,,,  Not bad concidering it was  one houre exercise.

And I hven't in all my time seen an official start work on time and they collectivly stop for an hour + for lunch instead of a staggered lunch break.

[nunoyabiznez]

2 hours ago, thhMan said:

I hope some will stand up for their rights and refuse to do it.

 

You mean 'sit down' for their rights...

[metisdead]

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[Jonmarleesco]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

'Each agency must also leave at least “one or two” officials on duty in case the public needs services ...'

That'll help a lot if immigration is running over, as they are wont to do.

[nunoyabiznez]

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

No, not lucky.they are the fat ones. I wouldn't have thought much work was done between 3.30 and 4.30 anyway

 

Clicked in error. Shit happens.

[lemonjelly]

And said Government officials are going to collect kids from school etc at 4:30 how?
Honestly, nobody's paying attention to him anymore, even the most fervent whistle blowers from a couple of years back have gone deaf to it all.


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[baboon]

4 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

And said Government officials are going to collect kids from school etc at 4:30 how?
Honestly, nobody's paying attention to him anymore, even the most fervent whistle blowers from a couple of years back have gone deaf to it all.


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I almost feel sorry for him too - A military 'strongman' incapable of even arresting one troublesome monk these days and now so devoid of reasons to justify his existence as to be reduced to this, but I dare venture no further.

That said, who wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall in the highest corridors of power this Friday....?

[mania]

Quote

BANGKOK — Ninety minutes of mandatory weekly exercise imposed by junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha

 

At least they correctly label him junta chairman in this brief

 

I always cringe when I see some reports call him PM Prayuth

Prime Minister =  the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state.

He is NOT the  Prime Minister of Thailand

[lamyai3]

Ninety minutes of hard workout in the sweltering afternoon heat, for a bunch of desk jockeys who've never previously exercised, and are very appreciative of their cushy line of work that allows them to sit down so much.

 

Hopefully they remembered to keep a fleet of ambulances on standby at the side of the field... 

[lamyai3]

It's also very telling that they assumed they could take everyone off duty for an hour and a half during regular working hours, and no one would notice a difference...  

[jerojero]

Yes. Now you minions do compulsory work-outs on your own time! Good move Mr PM.

[quandow]

And where are those soap operas you promised?

[smutcakes]

Its a good initiative and positive of Prayuth to encourage more exercise among officials, hopefully it will rub off on the population as a whole.

 

My one question would be why can they not exercise before or after work like the rest of the working population.

[ignis]

Can they still be on there smartphones ? and facebook/Line when doing there  exercises ?  

can't see many being able to be off duty for an hour and a half from there smartphones