snoop1130 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 No irregularities found with submarine deal: Auditor-General By The Nation No irregularities had been found so far in the deal to purchase a submarine from China, Auditor-General Pisit Leelavachiropas said on Tuesday. He was giving an update on the progress of its investigation into the deal proposed by the Royal Thai Navy. The Navy, he said, had studied and compared specifications and quality of submarines from various countries before deciding to buy the vessel from China. Navy bosses proposed to purchase three Yuan-class S26T submarines from China before the Cabinet approved the purchase of one submarine worth Bt13.5 billion. The deal was inked last Friday amid speculation over its worthiness and necessity. The Auditor-General’s office has stepped in to see whether the submarine justifies the state budget. Pisit said initially the set budget of Bt36 billion for all three submarines was acceptable because it is was managed in a long-binding manner, thus not exceeding the Navy’s normal budget. Each instalment would cost around Bt700 million to Bt2 billion. He said the government-to-government deal is positive to Thailand as it helps guarantee that the Chinese government would be responsible if any flaws were found on the submarines. Pisit added that such a deal should not violate the new charter’s prohibition of any international agreements deemed to affect sovereignty. The Auditor-General’s office, he said, would continue investigating the deal signed and the budget allocation. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/breakingnews/30314725 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-5-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 And I just ordered my new car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pentap Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Who would want to be brave enough to say that there is?Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Well, that's the first rubber stamp. No big surprise here. More rubber stamps to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 "No irregularity" seem to be AG Pisit favorite words. Said the same with the probe of the lavish Hawaii trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVUP Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 So if they ever get the aircraft carrier going they can sail with that & hide under the wings so they're not spotted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 No irregularities found with submarine deal: Auditor-General And in other news... Auditor general to play key role in preventing govt spending sprees, populist policies: Meechai https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/982356-auditor-general-to-play-key-role-in-preventing-govt-spending-sprees-populist-policies-meechai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 "He said the government-to-government deal is positive to Thailand as it helps guarantee that the Chinese government would be responsible if any flaws were found on the submarines." Except that it was not a Chinese government representative who signed the contract (nor a Thai government representative, by the way). So none of the governments from the two countries involved can be held responsible in case of problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 No irregularities. All the brown envelopes went to right people with appropriate donations. Nothing unusual here, now move on, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maoro2013 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 13 hours ago, pentap said: Who would want to be brave enough to say that there is? Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Exactly, and the whole investigation only took a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deez Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Whew...I was worried there for a sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Of course not. What happens to those that have opinions or ask questions of the military government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 So willing to provide frequent updates. The sudden, uncharacteristic transparency is suspect in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alien365 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I'm glad to hear it; that's put my mind at ease... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenterry Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Apart from being necessary, that is... I would like to know just exactly what this submarine is going to do, apart from looking spic and span on photo opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 7 hours ago, alien365 said: I'm glad to hear it; that's put my mind at ease... Me too,I cannot understand why the other members here cannot come to the same conclusion..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigermoth Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 What else could he say? An investigation that was only launched weeks ago. What a load of bullshit. Approve them or face a firing squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredandhappyhere Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 3 hours ago, stephenterry said: Apart from being necessary, that is... I would like to know just exactly what this submarine is going to do, apart from looking spic and span on photo opportunities. Spic and span on day one maybe, but if it follows the pattern of everything else new over here, it will be a rust-bucket in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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