webfact Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 BMTA director axed BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has sacked director of the city bus agency by transferring him to an inactive post in the Prime Minister’s Office. Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit said Sunday that the prime minister exercised his power vested by Order 68/2559 of the National Council for Peace and Order on March 22 to remove Mr Surachai Iamvachirasakul as director of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and place him in the PM’s Office. He added that BMTA board chairman Pol Gen Aek Angsananont had called a board meeting on Monday to consider the appointment of an acting director to fill the vacant post at the bus agency. The transport minister admitted that one of the reasons prompting Mr Surachai’s removal stemmed from the controversial procurement of a fleet of 489 NGV buses from China worth over one billion baht through Bestlin Group. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bmta-director-axed/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-03-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Does this mean that we could actually see the fleet on bangkok's routes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 inactive post eh.......................huh same old same old.............no change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 The PM is understandably grumpy because he did not have his planned moment of media glory some months ago by being the first customer on one of the new buses. The Director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority now has to pay the price for creating a stuff-up of this bus purchase deal and making a fool of the PM by denying him that opportunity. The replacement Director will now act swiftly to get all the brown envelopes lined up in the required order to get the buses running and the cameras rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 inactive post eh.......................huh same old same old.............no changePM: That's 2 sugar in my coffee, and make it quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Talk about having a tantrum, teddies been thrown out the pram this time. I wanted my moment in front of the cameras will those shiny new buses and you <deleted!> it up. Now you stand in the corner, face the wall, you naughty boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodymassagemyfriend Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Inactive post should just be banned from the media. It means paid doing nothing or overpaid for the job right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Obviously the BMTA is a shambles.....inept from management down. How or why they couldn't sort out this stupid bus fiasco is beyond me.....were they waiting for commissions....handouts....who knows, but with 400 new buses that are so desperately needed, they sat on their hands and stuffed about! Good that this fool has gone, now sort out the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 28 minutes ago, bodymassagemyfriend said: Inactive post should just be banned from the media. It means paid doing nothing or overpaid for the job right? Inactive posts is what keeps Thailand down, they should just grow up and sack them. What a joke those buses are, same as the firetrucks, aircraft carrier and soon the submarines. Oh and did you see all those concrete piles along Narawin-road? Hundreds of them, just like at Vibhavadee road to Don Mueang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 PM Khun Prayuth Cha-O-Cha is cracking the whip !! good to see .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, steven100 said: PM Khun Prayuth Cha-O-Cha is cracking the whip !! good to see .... The openingparty for those buses was 20 december...3 months ago and still nothing has happened. What took him so long?? The buses are in Thailand (100 of them) and the rest was floating at sea in Thai waters. Where i come from the Generals don't wait so long and they are much stricter...i even have never heard of scandals like this happening at home. There was one once but that guy ended up in jail, no matter how rich he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Foghorn Leghorn said: The PM is understandably grumpy because he did not have his planned moment of media glory some months ago by being the first customer on one of the new buses. The Director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority now has to pay the price for creating a stuff-up of this bus purchase deal and making a fool of the PM by denying him that opportunity. The replacement Director will now act swiftly to get all the brown envelopes lined up in the required order to get the buses running and the cameras rolling. Are you a graduate of the same course as el, to twist / create negative in everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 3 hours ago, kannot said: inactive post eh.......................huh same old same old.............no change Actually an "inactive post" in any government or police area means,that they will still receive their salary but will loose the opportunity to still more money while in office..The money loss is the big thing here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitman Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Okay so he's out, where are those buses now mr Prayuth and when will they be on the roads??? You are the man in Charge so please be a good leader and tell the population what they can expect. After all they paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 3 hours ago, jerojero said: PM: That's 2 sugar in my coffee, and make it quick! I think it will take a while........it's not settled with the kick back..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 5 hours ago, webfact said: transferring him to an inactive post in the Prime Minister’s Office Spot the newest addition..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) "The BMTA is yet to receive delivery of the buses from Bestlin Group" Misleading. "A for the first lot of 489 NGV buses which the BMTA had already taken delivery from its supplier, Bestlin Group, Mr Phicit warned BMTA to proceed with caution and to abide by the law in connection with this bus fleet. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/cabinet-asked-review-bmtas-plan-purchase-3183-ngv-buses/ 6 hours ago, webfact said: one of the reasons prompting Mr Surachai’s removal stemmed from the controversial procurement of a fleet of 489 NGV buses from China worth over one billion baht through Bestlin Group. BMTA was advised by the Office of the Attorney General to scrap the NGV bus deal. http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bmta-advised-scrap-ngv-bus-deal/ Will Prayut then also axe the OAG? Doubtful. This whole procurement has more twists than a pretzel. But when one goes back to the beginning wherein BMTA was sued by Bestlin for collusion with another bidder and in effect forced award to Bestlin to withdraw the lawsuit, BMTA's active resistance to concluding the procurement might be due to more illegal commitments. Edited March 27, 2017 by Srikcir Sorry about strike thru-can't edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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