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    • Prayut defends land deal/Allegations fly as censure debate starts



    Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended a land sale by his father, insisting that it did not favour anyone after the opposition raised the issue during the first day of the censure debate against the government.

    It was the first time Gen Prayut had addressed the issue publicly.

    Yutthapong Charassathian, a Pheu Thai Party MP for Maha Sarakham, claimed that the land which was sold by Gen Prayut's father to a private company in 2013 was just a fish pond.

    "This is not a land plot. It is a fish pond. People who are in their right mind would not buy it. The transaction was worth 600 million baht. This is unusual,'' Mr Yutthapong said.

    At the time, the land was estimated to be worth about 200 million baht, Mr Yutthapong alleged.

    He also claimed that part of the money from the land sale appeared in Gen Prayut's assets declaration submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

    Mr Yutthapong said that the company that bought the land, 69 Property Co Ltd, had been created just seven days before the transaction and he asked Gen Prayut to explain whether he was involved.

    Mr Yutthapong also alleged that this land sale was brokered in exchange for the business group which owned the company getting a contract to manage and run the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre for 50 years.

    He also accused Gen Prayut of failing to heed the Attorney-General's warning that a renewal of the contract was forbidden under the Private Investment in State Undertakings Act.

    The issue of the land sale came to light in 2014 after the military coup.

    At that time, Gen Prayut told reporters to stop digging into the matter, saying the land had belonged to his family since he was a boy.

    Col Prapat Chan-o-cha, Gen Prayut's father, sold nine plots totalling 50 rai in Bangkok's Bang Bon district to 69 Property Co Ltd on May 9, 2013, seven days after the company was registered, according to Isara News Agency, which quoted official documents.

    A major shareholder of the company at the time had a British Virgin Islands address, Isara News said, citing Business Development Department data.

    The major shareholder now is a company linked to a liquor and property billionaire.

    In response, Gen Prayut dismissed Mr Yutthapong's claim that the land was a fish pond.

    He said the 50-rai plot is the largest in the area, with a road and a canal nearby, not a fish pond.

    "Do you mean I made a deal that would reward the buyers in the future if they bought the land? How should I know whether I would become prime minister?" the prime minister asked rhetorically.

    The market price of the land in 2013 was about 609 million baht. Currently, it is estimated to be worth 812 million baht, Gen Prayut said.

    Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana explained that the contract to manage the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre was renewed after the Yingluck Shinawatra government amended the act in 2013 to allow the government to review contracts with private companies.

    Mr Uttama said NCC Management & Development Co, the manager of the convention centre, proposed that the contract be renewed, and Thammasat University was then commissioned to study the proposal.

    The study suggested that the break-even period would be 47 years, so the 50-year-lease was appropriate, Mr Uttama said, adding the state would receive 18 billion baht in returns.

    The property will belong to the state, after the lease expires or the contract is terminated, he said.

    During the censure debate, Sompong Amornwiwat, the leader of the opposition and the Pheu Thai Party, outlined allegations against the government, including its failure to uphold democracy, exploiting the justice system to favour themselves and associates, failure to improve the economy and failure to suppress corruption.

    Pitha Limcharoenrat, a list MP for the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, criticised Gen Prayut for failing to improve the economy. He alleged that the government's economic policies favour big businesses at the expense of the general public.

    Meanwhile, nine MPs of the dissolved FFP on Monday registered as MPs of the coalition Bhumjaithai Party, a Bhumjaithai source said, adding that another six MPs from the FFP would also join the party shortly.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...ends-land-deal
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    • 69 Property Co Ltd,

      those guys are really taking the piss

      how to **** people, I guess it's a good name for a company :lol:

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        • PM takes flak over military residence/Prayut hit with legal threat by opposition



        Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha faces the prospect of being taken to the Constitutional Court over his allegedly unlawful occupation of an army residence.

        Prasert Chanthararuangthong, a Nakhon Ratchasima MP for the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, told parliament during Wednesday's censure debate that Gen Prayut's tenancy of the army house constituted a conflict of interest.

        The MP said Gen Prayut, who is also defence minister, should have moved out of the house when he retired as army chief on Sept 30, 2014 and that by staying on free of charge he defied army regulations, which disqualified him as prime minister.

        "It should not be up to the army chief to decide who gets to remain in military houses beyond their retirement," Mr Prasert said.

        The MP was attacking army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong, who said earlier that retired top brass can stay on in army accommodation if they continue to work in public office for the national interest. He said such people include the prime minister and senators.

        Mr Prasert countered that it was hard to gauge what qualified as contributing to national interest, and that no exception could be made on military house tenancy. He added that Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paojinda, while serving as army chief, had specified clearly in army regulations that only incumbent officers and those contracted to work for the armed forces are eligible for military houses.

        The other armed forces have fixed deadlines for vacating military accommodation. Navy officers must vacate within 90 days of retiring while air force officers must leave seven days before retirement, according to Mr Prasert. Water and electricity charges at Gen Prayut's army house amounted to an estimated one million baht since he retired, he added.

        He said Gen Prayut had disregarded the regulations and he planned to petition the Constitutional Court to remove him as prime minister.

        Gen Prayut decline to comment on the allegation, saying he would leave the matter to be decided by the army. He told reporters last week that, as prime minister, he needed to stay in the army-owned residence for reasons of security. However, said he he would move out once he was no longer premier.

        Earlier, Gen Anupong, who is also a target of the censure debate, admitted that he too was still staying in a military house before adding he was ready to comply with army regulations.

        Gen Pornpipat Benyasri, chief of Defence Forces, said on Wednesday the new rule set by Gen Apirat not only applied to retired officers but also to non-commissioned officers and state employees who stayed on in military housing.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...tary-residence
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        • do as i say not as I do ...
          http://thailandchatter.com/showthrea...ll=1#post45112

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            • PM 'understands' students, warns them against bias



            Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Thursday he understood why students were rallying following the disbanding of the Future Forward Party, and asked they listen to both sides of the story.

            Responding to questions about the gatherings of high school and university students, Gen Prayut said he sympathised with them. They were the new generation and had his moral support.

            "I am concerned about the gatherings. I understand their demand... but they should listen to many sources of information, so they understand how the nation should progress," the prime minister said as he arrived at parliament.

            He warned rallying students not to break the law and to think about their future. Demonstrators who had broken the law in the past were later taken to court.

            "The most important thing is the law... These children are the future of the nation... To judge what is right or wrong, they must be open to information... Listening to only one side will leave Thailand in a trap," the prime minister said.

            Students have begun congregating since the Constitutional Court last Friday dissolved the Future Forward Party, which was very popular with young voters.

            Demonstrators demanded democracy and denounced dictatorship after the court ruled that FFP violated the law.

            The court ruled that FFP wrongfully accepted 191.3 million baht in campaign funds in the form of a loan by party leader Thanathorn Juangroongreangkit.

            The amount exceeded the 10-million-baht ceiling of financial support allowed from a single sponsor. The limit was aimed at preventing anyone with a financial advantage from wielding influence on or controlling a political party, the court ruled.

            FFP was 16 months old and won 6.3 million votes at the March 24 general election last year. At the time it was dissolved, FFP had 77 MPs and 61,864 paid-up members.: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...m-against-bias
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              • Opposition walk out of censure debate after failing to get additional time
              https://www.thaipbsworld.com/opposit...ditional-time/
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                • PM, ministers survive censure debate



                Deputy Prime Minister Prawait Wongsuwon smiles after hearing about the vote results on the no-confidence debate against six ministers on Friday.
                https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...censure-debate
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                • Well....let's see.
                  Technically and ethically, he's not a Prime Minister.


                  Think about it.

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                    • PM promises 50 per cent reduction in Army generals


                    https://www.nationthailand.com/news/...ernal_referral
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                    • try 95 .
                      http://thailandchatter.com/showthrea...ll=1#post45112

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                      • Originally posted by Mid View Post
                        try 95 .
                        ...I think he was referring to weight loss...
                        Majestically enthroned amid the vulgar herd

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                        • Originally posted by harrymsmarkle View Post
                          ...I think he was referring to weight loss...

                          ...or his IQ.

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                          • PM issues slew of urgent measures to deal with Covid-19 situation

                            https://www.nationthailand.com/news/...ernal_referral
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                              • 'Little ghosts' spark virus fears/Prayut calls meeting over Korea returnees



                              Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will call an urgent meeting on Wednesday to discuss what to do about 10,000 illegal Thai workers he believes may try to return home from South Korea to escape the Covid-19 epidemic there.

                              The move came after the Ministry of Public Health on Monday expressed serious concerns about how to handle droves of so-called phi noi (little ghosts) from South Korea after 138 Thais who were airlifted from Wuhan in China last month had to spend two weeks in quarantine in Sattahip.

                              It remains to be seen how many will be allowed to return home, Gen Prayut said, adding that South Korea will quarantine the workers for 14 days before letting them return to Thailand, and when they arrive in Thailand, they can expect another 14 days of likely self-quarantine.

                              The Foreign Affairs Ministry said the South Korea Immigration Office passed on information that more than 5,000 Thais reported to the office from December last year to March 1 wishing to return home.

                              "The problem is how to control such a large number of people if all of them are to be quarantined. The government must find proper measures. I realise that the people are not confident and scared ... But public health officials and medical personnel are well-prepared," the prime minister said.

                              Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Tuesday the ministry will propose an action plan to handle Thai workers returning from the South Korean city of Daegu to the meeting.

                              Although the prime minister said there are 10,000 phi noi in South Korea, some estimates put the number much higher at 140,000.

                              Under the plan, a special zone will be arranged at Suvarnabhumi airport to screen the Thai returnees. Those displaying any symptoms will be sent to hospital immediately while those with no signs of the virus will be asked to quarantine themselves at home for 14 days, Mr Saksayam said.

                              He went on to say that he has instructed the Land Transport Department and the Transport Co to provide free buses to take asymptomatic workers home.

                              "The reason why we will not be able to quarantine Thai passengers [from South Korea] in a specific area, similar to the process for the Wuhan returnees is that the number is very much larger. We have no space to accommodate them," Mr Saksayam said.

                              He also said that the Transport Ministry will ask national carrier Thai Airways International and private airlines to consider whether it is possible for them to send aircraft to fly Thais in Daegu back home free of charge.

                              Earlier in the morning on Tuesday, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul briefly showed an announcement signed by him on his Facebook page with a message that all visitors from nine countries and two territories as high-risk zones will be required to quarantine themselves for 14 days with no exceptions.

                              The 11 countries and territories are Japan, Germany, South Korea, China, Taiwan, France, Singapore, Italy, Iran, Hong Kong and Macau.

                              However, the post was deleted minutes later without explanation. The ministry later claimed the measures would be clarified in a further announcement. As of press time no new information about these measures had been posted on the ministry's website.

                              In a related development, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon told reporters earlier there was no law in effect currently that can force anyone to isolate themselves.

                              Suchart Pornchaiwisetkul, director-general of the Department of Employment, said that Thai workers who return from countries hit by the Covid-19 are required to observe a 14-day self-quarantine.

                              He also said that South Korea has granted a reprieve to illegal workers who want to return home voluntarily, and they have to report to South Korean authorities by June 30.

                              Under the reprieve, South Korean authorities will not forward the names of these illegal workers to their governments to give them an opportunity to return to South Korea as legal workers, Mr Suchart said,

                              Public health volunteers working under the Ministry of Public Health will be asked to keep track of illegal workers who return from the world's second-worst Covid-19-hit country to make sure that their health statuses are all recorded accurately, according to Mr Suchart.

                              Dr Opart Karnkawinpong, chief of the Department of Medical Sciences who on Tuesday chaired the ministry's daily press conference, said that the ministry will ask public health volunteers countrywide to support the ministry's efforts to monitor those workers and make sure they adhere to the 14-day self-quarantine.

                              "We have one million public health volunteers who will play a key role in monitoring those suspected of having the virus at the local level. They can directly visit patients at home with useful suggestions.

                              "What we need now is the names of those workers so we can go and ring the bell at their homes.": https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand...rk-virus-fears
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                                • PM launches meet-the-people forum to hear economic concerns



                                Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is ready to meet people face to face at Government House and hear their economic problems so as to quickly address them.

                                They can raise issues with him from the cost of living to the impact of Covid-19, except political issues.

                                PM's adviser Peerapan Saleerattavipaksaid said on Thursday that the premier has assigned him and Minister of Digital Economy and Society Puttipng Punnakanta to find ways for people to directly make complaints about their economic problems at Government House.

                                The premier believes that people want to talk face to face with the country's leader.

                                Peerapan said the first session for the people to tell their problems to the premier will begin on Thursday. But it will be finalised later if this forum will be held every Thursday.

                                When asked if the premier will allow protesting students to meet him too to voice their political views, Peerapan said it is a different matter as this forum will focus only on economic issues.

                                He added that related government committees are already seeking ways to open a forum for these students to express their views to them.: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/...ernal_referral
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