Army to be part of national strategy committee

[webfact]

Army to be part of national strategy committee
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Army chiefs would have seats on a newly proposed committee on national strategy because they are obliged to help take care of the country’s security, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

 

The national strategy bill, which is developed under the new charter, will be tabled before the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) tomorrow.

 

Under the charter, the bill and the national reforms bill, must be enacted and promulgated within four months after the charter has been promulgated. The charter received royal endorsement on April 6.

 

New committees, including national strategy, were proposed under the bill.

 

Meanwhile, the government’s supreme committee on reform, reconciliation and national strategy would also convene on Friday to give a progress update.

 

Wissanu said it would take some new proposals made by the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) into consideration, including fast-tracking some legal enactment procedures. 

 

They included a new city planning bill, a public participation bill, and a bill concerning ethical standards and codes of conduct for government officials.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312726

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-04-20

[PatOngo]

It's quite obvious how successful they've been to date, no reason it can't work......forever!

[steven100]

good idea ..... nothing wrong with this.

The Junta is doing a good job in keeping thailand safe and moving forward to economic sustainability.

 

Thank you to Khun Prayuth ...

[mtls2005]

More "organic" laws you will like, or else.

 

The number of "controls" being put in place by various laws, plans, committees, Charter v. 20.1, new courts makes for interesting times.

 

Only in Thailand can lipstick on a pig turn it into a desirable mate. 

[yellowboat]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

good idea ..... nothing wrong with this.

The Junta is doing a good job in keeping thailand safe and moving forward to economic sustainability.

 

Thank you to Khun Prayuth ...

Economic stability comes from allowing the Thai people pursue their dreams, not from an army that is unaccountable .   People who make decisions for a country should be accountable.  Have you ever read quotes from Ben Franklin ? "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither." 

[steven100]

3 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Economic stability comes from allowing the Thai people pursue their dreams, not from an army that is unaccountable .   People who make decisions for a country should be accountable.  Have you ever read quotes from Ben Franklin ? "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither." 

ah right  .......  you mean like how the previous two PM's cost the thai people billions of baht, and how one left the country with all his money and property ?  or how the Australian PM can stand up and say that ' Australian jobs for Australians ' but on the other hand let TELSTRA and NBN relocate call centres overseas costing thousand of local jobs ....  is that ' should be accountable ' or am I missing something  ?? 

[yellowboat]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

ah right  .......  you mean like how the previous two PM's cost the thai people billions of baht, and how one left the country with all his money and property ?  or how the Australian PM can stand up and say that ' Australian jobs for Australians ' but on the other hand let TELSTRA and NBN relocate call centres overseas costing thousand of local jobs ....  is that ' should be accountable ' or am I missing something  ?? 

You are answering your own question in that if elected do make errors like you said, they get voted out.  The Trump victory was seen as decision by the electorate for change. Trump himself thought he would lose.  There is no change under the Thai Army.  Your peace at any price will get tiring very quickly.   You do not trust your fellow Thais when it comes to voting for a Prime Minister ?    The Taiwanese can have orderly elections and they cherish their right to vote.   Why do you think the Thais are not capable ?

[lvr181]

2 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Economic stability comes from allowing the Thai people pursue their dreams, not from an army that is unaccountable .   People who make decisions for a country should be accountable.  Have you ever read quotes from Ben Franklin ? "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither." 

Ben Franklin was farang? He not understand Thailand! And Thai governments not want to understand him either! 

[Eric Loh]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

ah right  .......  you mean like how the previous two PM's cost the thai people billions of baht, and how one left the country with all his money and property ?  

How did you conclude that? Foreign reserves, treasury reserves, tax revenues, foreign direct investments, GDP and trade are all better. In fact, elected governments brought wealth and people were better off than current miseries. If one left the country with his money; that's because he owned the money. Perfectly legal. You got to loosen the junta bs..

[steven100]

20 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

How did you conclude that? Foreign reserves, treasury reserves, tax revenues, foreign direct investments, GDP and trade are all better. In fact, elected governments brought wealth and people were better off than current miseries. If one left the country with his money; that's because he owned the money. Perfectly legal. You got to loosen the junta bs..

yeah but Eric ...  I don't think he left with his own money ,  I think he left with the Thai people's money .. or so all the evidence against him portraits,  so not legal, plus he's a convicted criminal regarding land, unpaid taxes and undisclosed revenue. 

[Eric Loh]

7 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yeah but Eric ...  I don't think he left with his own money ,  I think he left with the Thai people's money .. or so all the evidence against him portraits,  so not legal, plus he's a convicted criminal regarding land, unpaid taxes and undisclosed revenue. 

No problem. That's what you think. Of little value. Will leave the crooked junta to go after the tax and whatever. After that, let's see if they will look inward at their own tax and undisclosed wealth. 

[yellowboat]

1 hour ago, lvr181 said:

Ben Franklin was farang? He not understand Thailand! And Thai governments not want to understand him either! 

Is there a Thai equivalent to Ben Franklin, Lao Zi, or a Socrates ?   Been told yes, but nothing more than that.

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

ah right  .......  you mean like how the previous two PM's cost the thai people billions of baht, and how one left the country with all his money and property ?  or how the Australian PM can stand up and say that ' Australian jobs for Australians ' but on the other hand let TELSTRA and NBN relocate call centres overseas costing thousand of local jobs ....  is that ' should be accountable ' or am I missing something  ?? 

Yes they are accountable. Accountable to the people that gave them large donations to run for government. They are accountable for nothing to the average Joe. The average Joe just follows the bread crumbs. 

[Redline]

Another sad joke

[dageurreotype]

5 hours ago, yellowboat said:

Economic stability comes from allowing the Thai people pursue their dreams, not from an army that is unaccountable .   People who make decisions for a country should be accountable.  Have you ever read quotes from Ben Franklin ? "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither." 

That could be applied to the whole of SE Asia. Look around, how many other SE Asian countries also have repressive governments. Answer: ALL of them. It's a cultural thing only we in the West find perplexing.

[Eric Loh]

3 hours ago, dageurreotype said:

That could be applied to the whole of SE Asia. Look around, how many other SE Asian countries also have repressive governments. Answer: ALL of them. It's a cultural thing only we in the West find perplexing.

Find not perplexing. Whole SEA may have weak democracy but none is governed by a military take-over un-elected junta government. With the exception of socialist Vietnam, all have elections. You seem confused. 

[sawadee1947]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

codes of conduct for government officials.

Oh yeah,.....now they get rules for Tea Money?   I like these jokes all the time. LOL Land of Laughter

[brucec64]

I think the headline should just read "The Army to be part of everything "

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[oldcarguy]

can the Generals order the soldiers who to vote for ?

 

and I thought Herr General was planning on retiring  after the elections.....cough cough.......

[Srikcir]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Army chiefs would have seats on a newly proposed committee on national strategy

Army chiefs here.

Army chiefs there.

Army chiefs everywhere.

A nation for the Army by the Army.

Not a nation for the people by the people.

[baboon]

9 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Army chiefs here.

Army chiefs there.

Army chiefs everywhere.

A nation for the Army by the Army.

Not a nation for the people by the people.

Indeed. An army with a country, as opposed to a country with an army...

[candide]

Army to be part of the National strategy committee, and the others appointed by the Junta anyway.....

[Reigntax]

16 hours ago, steven100 said:

yeah but Eric ...  I don't think he left with his own money ,  I think he left with the Thai people's money .. or so all the evidence against him portraits,  so not legal, plus he's a convicted criminal regarding land, unpaid taxes and undisclosed revenue. 

 

Should have stopped after "i dont think" and most of us would have agreed.

[steven100]

1 hour ago, Reigntax said:

 

Should have stopped after "i dont think" and most of us would have agreed.

you can support TS and his criminals if you wish ... your choice albeit a foolish one

[dageurreotype]

16 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Find not perplexing. Whole SEA may have weak democracy but none is governed by a military take-over un-elected junta government. With the exception of socialist Vietnam, all have elections. You seem confused. 

Not at all 'confused'. Repression takes many forms across the entire region, here's just one significant example: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/21/internet-web-censorship-asia

[Srikcir]

18 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

With the exception of socialist Vietnam, all have elections.

Vietnam does have elections. Its just that it has a one-party electoral system whose candidates for election are all selected by the Communist Party leadership. A country can have a socialist economic ideology operated under a communist regime or a democratic system of government. Obviously, the presence of elections in itself is only a marker for democracy but not the only factor for defining a democratic regime.

 

SEA nations (if defined as Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia vs ASEAN) doesn't reach the level currently of having even a weak democracy with the exception of Malaysia having a flawed democracy as defined by the Democracy Index for 2016. https://infographics.economist.com/2017/DemocracyIndex/