Tears flow, charges fly over schoolgirl denied her home

[webfact]

Tears flow, charges fly over schoolgirl denied her home

By Thanapat Kijjakosol 
The Nation

 

 

SA KAEW: -- Participants in a closed-door meeting over housing for a stateless girl in Sa Kaew suspect that local administrative officials were merely looking for excuses in the fiasco that resulted.

 

Wattana Nakhon district chief Natthapong Pattanarat on Tuesday called the meeting of all parties involved in the dispute over registering the girl’s donated house.

 

The 11-year-old student’s schoolteacher had earlier posted on social media and had scolded the local administration for not helping the girl and, allegedly as a result, was threatened with a transfer out of the district. The girl was later granted Thai nationality.

 

Critics who attended Tuesday’s meeting complained that the teacher and other supporters of the girl had had no chance to prepare for the debate that ensued with local officials. They said the teacher ended up weeping in frustration.

 

 

Army troops built a one-bedroom house for the girl and her 84-year-old adoptive father. It was completed on June 25, but the two couldn’t move in because they were denied house registration and have had to remain in the derelict shack where they’ve been living.

 

Critics allege that the authorities were bullies and had also refused to hook the new house into the power supply. 

 

The schoolgirl had earlier told reporters in tears that she’d heard her teacher might be transferred as punishment for helping her. 

“Take the house back,” she said. “I don’t want to lose my teacher.” 

 

Sa Kaew Governor Klanarong Pongcharoen directed Natthapong to resolve the matter, leading to Tuesday’s closed meeting.

 

Natthapong afterwards said it was all a misunderstanding and expressed confidence that the teacher would not be transferred.

 

Tambon Tha Kwen assistant village headwoman Jiranan Phromsuwan said Natthapong wanted only to have all sides reconciled. Although the teacher would not admit being at fault, insisting she’d done no wrong, everyone agreed to set aside their differences. 

 

Jiranan said local administrators had behaved appropriately in the meeting and had promised to take no action against the teacher. 

She said the administrators claimed they were not involved in an inquiry launched at a Basic Education area office regarding the teacher’s online tirade and insisted that matter is entirely up to education officials.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30320536

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-12

[Odysseus123]

"It was all a misunderstanding.."

 

Sigh....

[NCC1701A]

Thinking about living in Thailand? Here is all you need to know about the government.

[Odysseus123]

Hub of misunderstandings.

[Somtamnication]

Pathetic people.

[colinneil]

You are not Thai, we dont care about you only ourselves.

Arrogant pr++ks, even threatening the girls teacher, that is beyond belief.

Edited July 12, 2017 by colinneil

[greenchair]

If only everyone could use s44. 

 

[johng]

Section 44 is only for the omnipotent one.

[Artisi]

Just another day in the land of smiles. 

[sweatalot]

That's typical. When they get caught red handed doing their daily  evil then it is all misunderstanding. Despisable.

An apologize and the right action would have been the sensible thing to do.

[ableguy]

5 hours ago, colinneil said:

You are not Thai, we dont care about you only ourselves.

Arrogant pr++ks, even threatening the girls teacher, that is beyond belief.

Not for Thailand,only the hi sos count plus the dicks who think they are hi so.

[scorecard]

7 minutes ago, ableguy said:

Not for Thailand,only the hi sos count plus the dicks who think they are hi so.

 

Actually this attitude extents downwards, many just comfortable and poor Thais have the same negative attitudes.

 

It's happened in my extended family too. First time an extended female Thai family member came to our house she instantly, unnecessarily and unfairly verbally berated our maid who is a hill tribe lady who we trust and treat as family.

 

[ableguy]

7 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Actually this attitude extents downwards, many just comfortable and poor Thais have the same negative attitudes.

 

It's happened in my extended family too. First time an extended female Thai family member came to our house she instantly, unnecessarily and unfairly verbally berated our maid who is a hill tribe lady who we trust and treat as family.

 

I have seen this at first hand too. Pathetic seems it runs through the whole strata of society here.

[TMNH]

And what ever happened to the Buddhist tenets? Pathetic is indeed the appropriate word here. These 'certain" Thai people who who mistreat and exhibit prejudice need to be moved to North Korea, then perhaps they may change their tune.

[YetAnother]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The 11-year-old student’s schoolteacher had earlier posted on social media and had scolded the local administration for not helping the girl and, allegedly as a result, was threatened with a transfer out of the district.

as per usual, the merits of the event, both positive and negative, are not considered in the initial melee; such shallowness

[YetAnother]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

but the two couldn’t move in because they were denied house registration and have had to remain in the derelict shack where they’ve been living.

others were eyeing the house

[farcanell]

7 hours ago, sweatalot said:

That's typical. When they get caught red handed doing their daily  evil then it is all misunderstanding. Despisable.

An apologize and the right action would have been the sensible thing to do.

An apology is tantamount to an admission of guilt..... that's not going to happen.

 

id be more concerned about what might happen in six to twelve months time, if I were a person involved

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, sweatalot said:

That's typical. When they get caught red handed doing their daily  evil then it is all misunderstanding. Despisable.

An apologize and the right action would have been the sensible thing to do.

Two things that you will never see in Thailand
1) Apology
2) Sensible

[Itay]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Although the teacher would not admit being at fault, insisting she’d done no wrong, everyone agreed to set aside their differences. 

GOOD FOR HER!!! very rare

Edited July 13, 2017 by Itay

[simon43]

Perhaps of more concern in the longer term is that this 11 year old girl is apparently looked after by an aged man, 84 years old.

 

What is her future if that man dies, or is unable to care for her?  I hope the girl's teacher is considering this scenario, and can possibly take the girl in under her own care.

[Bangkok Barry]

11 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Actually this attitude extents downwards, many just comfortable and poor Thais have the same negative attitudes.

 

It's happened in my extended family too. First time an extended female Thai family member came to our house she instantly, unnecessarily and unfairly verbally berated our maid who is a hill tribe lady who we trust and treat as family.

 

And this is exactly why Thais suddenly explode into violence. Everyone, everyone, is looked down on by someone and bullied (except at the very, very top), like kids in the playground. Eventually they are shat upon once too often and they erupt. Popeye used to say before grabbing his can of spinach and belting whoever was upsetting him, "That's all I can takes, I can't takes no more." And Pow! That's why Thailand is such a violent nation, despite them claiming to be Buddhists.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Two things that you will never see in Thailand
1) Apology
2) Sensible

 3) Common sense

[jippytum]

Yes unfortunate problems with the transfer of the property .However everything now sorted .No praise on TV forum for the army who built the house for the girl in the first place .A big thank you from me

[Marley01]

Well done to the soldiers building the house, well done to the teacher for sticking up for your morals.

local government officials, well you suck.

[Cadbury]

13 minutes ago, Marley01 said:

Well done to the soldiers building the house, well done to the teacher for sticking up for your morals.

local government officials, well you suck.

The soldiers and teacher have done well. Someone should have taken the hat around to collect the money for the envelope that the local government officials were obviously expecting. 

[starky]

20 hours ago, sweatalot said:

That's typical. When they get caught red handed doing their daily  evil then it is all misunderstanding. Despisable.

An apologize and the right action would have been the sensible thing to do.

No no right thoughts, right words, right actions is a Buddhist sentiment <deleted> all of that going on in  Thailand.

Edited July 13, 2017 by metisdead
Profanity removed.

[webfact]

Happy ending for stateless schoolgirl barred from her home

By Thanapat Kijjakosol  
The Nation

 

File photo: The house of the formerly stateless girl.

 

SA KAEW: -- The 11-year-old Sa Kaew schoolgirl caught in the middle of a very adult dispute will tomorrow (July 14) finally be able to move into the small house built for her and her elderly adoptive father.

The formerly stateless child has also been granted Thai nationality.

 

The house in Wattana Nakhon district, built by soldiers and funded by public donations, was on Thursday granted house registration No 148. 

 

The girl’s success in getting the house registered after considerable difficulty has prompted local people to incorporate the three “lucky” digits into their choices of lottery tickets.

 

The girl and her 84-year-old adoptive father planned to apply for an electrical connection on Thursday afternoon, in time for a ceremony tomorrow at which Maj-General Hathaithep Kiratiangkoon, commander of the 19th Army Circle, will formally present the house to her. 

 

Tents and chairs were being set outside the house in preparation for the ceremony.

 

The schoolteacher who drew the ire of local administrative officials by scolding them on Facebook for not helping the girl followed up with a thank-you message on the youngster’s behalf.

 

The teacher’s earlier public complaint had allegedly earned a threat of being transferred out of the district.

 

Soldiers completed the one-bedroom house on June 25, but the would-be occupants couldn’t move in because they were denied a house registration. They’ve had to continue living in a derelict shack.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30320655

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-07-13

[ravip]

22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Thinking about living in Thailand? Here is all you need to know about the government.

You sure did hit the nail on the head!

I guess there are worst places than Thailand - proves why so many people are coming to live here in desperation to find a safe haven!

[ChrisY1]

Tessabaan officials.!!!

Just as stupid as most Australian local councils....and British councils....and......so on!

[metisdead]

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