Minister hammers Phuket Airport, alleging that women are allowed to touch monks

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Minister hammers Phuket Airport, alleging that women are allowed to touch monks

 

 

PHUKET: Phuket Airport Director Phet Chan-charoen made a statement yesterday after mass circulation Thai Rath newspaper reported that an unnamed ex-minster is criticizing the airport for allowing female security staff to use hand-held metal detectors to search monks, instead of strictly limiting that process to male inspectors.

 

“We have investigated the incident. It occurred on May 1 when a monk walked through the standard, arched metal detector. That detector produces a loud alarm when activated, as happened in the case with this monk. After such an event, use of a hand-held detector is required for verification. 

 

"But the woman who then used the hand-held detector in this incident, Ms Nureeta Tabasa of our contractor ASM Management Co Ltd, did not do that check until the monk granted her permission for it. Additionally, Ms Nureeta did not allow the hand-held detector to touch the monk's body,” Director Phet announced.

 

Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Minister-hammers-Phuket-Airport-alleging-women-allowed/66725?desktopversion

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2017-06-26

[colinneil]

What a load of nonsense, so the minister is saying the monk should not have been screened.

Idiot, what if the monk was concealing a bomb?

Aircraft safety comes before anything.

Had the monk been allowed to pass unchecked, what an advert for terrorists, dress as a monk and you can get on an aircraft with ease.

[Dobredin Ghusputin]

Are the monks complaining? Some might even be passing through security more than once.

[GiantFan]

Security first.  Seems like the female security official was respectful.  Find something more important to worry about you ex-minister blowhard.  Tell everyone your name, coward.

[stephen tracy]

Hey ISIS, new way to get explosives on a plane! Just dress up as a monk and wait for the male security officers to go on his break.  What a total moron.

[DoctorG]

Much ado about nothing.

[bandito]

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

petermilk, thank you for that post, i was begining to think it was me that was wrong.

Somebody who continues to spout about religion before aircraft safety has serious problems mentally.

WOW! Some people here feel called upon.

Take some medicine calming you down.

Insulting people on a public forum makes you the one with mental problems, heard about anger management? Go for it.

[jvs]

It is very unfortunate that because of religion airport security is what it is.

(Not entirely true but it is not far off).

[dick dasterdly]

14 hours ago, colinneil said:

What a load of nonsense, so the minister is saying the monk should not have been screened.

Idiot, what if the monk was concealing a bomb?

Aircraft safety comes before anything.

Had the monk been allowed to pass unchecked, what an advert for terrorists, dress as a monk and you can get on an aircraft with ease.

I read this article the opposite way, as a result of this comment:-

 

15 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

"But the woman who then used the hand-held detector in this incident, Ms Nureeta Tabasa of our contractor ASM Management Co Ltd, did not do that check until the monk granted her permission for it. Additionally, Ms Nureeta did not allow the hand-held detector to touch the monk's body,”

He is saying that 'body checks' on monks must be carried out by men as the women are too respectful and concerned about offending/touching monks, thereby increasing the possibility of checks not being carried out properly?

 

If I've read his comments correctly, the headline is extremely misleading. 

[LivinginKata]

45 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:

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If I've read his comments correctly, the headline is extremely misleading. 

 

As usual - just click bait ....

[Scott]

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[lemonjelly]

Ex- minister trying to re-establish his importance


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