PM to head fund-raising event to help southern flood victims on Sunday

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha will personally receive phone calls from donors at a fund-raising event to be staged by the government at the Government House via the TV pool on Sunday evening from 6 pm to 8 pm.

 

Dubbed “Pracharath Ruamjai Chuay Utokkapai Park Tai” (Pracharath Join Hands to Help Southern Flood Victims”, deputy government spokesman Lt-Gen Veerachon Sukonthapatiparn said Thursday that the fund-raising event to help flood victims in 12 southern provinces would replace the weekly “Dernna Prathet Thai” (Move Forward Thailand) programme.

 

Members of the cabinet, actors and actresses will join the prime minister in receiving phone calls from members of the public who wish to make donations.

 

Lt-Gen Veerachon said donations in the form of money were preferable because it was more convenient to be sent to agencies concerned to procure materials for flood victims.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pm-head-fund-raising-event-help-southern-flood-victims-sunday/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-01-13

PM to head fund-raising event to help southern flood victims on Sunday

 

.....That's rich.

Well, I just sit here and think, is the government out of money, since the need for donations. 

Normally the government just act and pay later 

Donate in cash eh ,that sounds a bit dodgy.Perhaps the PM should donate first.

5 hours ago, carstenp said:

Well, I just sit here and think, is the government out of money, since the need for donations. 

Normally the government just act and pay later 

Submarines ate up the budget. 

I think it would be a great idea if they auctioned off the PM and about 6 of his flunkies for a persons exclusive use for a day and donate the money to help people in the south. If they do this I will bid and then look for a dunking tank. 

No mention of the PM putting his hand in his own pocket. Seems like his contribution will take the form of singing a song at the fund raiser. No doubt he will be surrounded by his enraptured and adoring flunkies.

uncanny resemblance and similar outlook

Edited January 13, 20179 yr by kannot

Now they even ask (the basically unwanted) foreign journalists to donate in their newsletter.

I will go for it, but only after the boss donated the 300 baht royalty money he received for his outstanding musical recordings. 

Edited January 13, 20179 yr by Lupatria
typo

"...PM to head fund-raising event to help southern flood victims on Sunday..."

 

One of the rare occasions that I commend Prayut.

 

That said, if they are really, really serious about raising heaps of money for the flood victims, they should run two fund-raising events concurrently - one headed by Prayut, and the other by Yingluck, and show their progressive contribution totals side by side as they accumulate. To make it even more interesting, there should be a prize for the winner.

 

If the junta's propaganda is to be believed, Prayut should win the contest easily.

 

 

2 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

I think it would be a great idea if they auctioned off the PM and about 6 of his flunkies for a persons exclusive use for a day and donate the money to help people in the south. If they do this I will bid and then look for a dunking tank. 

I am prepared to donate urine free of charge for that ducking tank of yours...

Could just dip into his and his families undisclosed wealth for a few satang ....