webfact Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Army removes volunteer lifeguards from Phuket beaches The Phuket News Tourists relax on a beach in Phuket, with not a lifeguard in sight. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub / file PHUKET: The commanding officer of the Royal Thai Army contingent stationed in Phuket has confirmed that soldiers under his command last Tuesday (Mar 6) “asked” volunteer lifeguards at Kamala to leave the beach and no longer provide lifeguard patrols for tourists. The move follows marketing survey, engineering and strategic planning consultancy LP Laikhum Co Ltd based in Bangkok quietly being awarded a B13 million contract by the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) to provide lifeguards at Phuket’s beaches. LP Laikhum Co Ltd was awarded the contract on Feb 28, with the contract effective from Mar 1, but has yet to provide any lifeguards at Phuket beaches as it has yet to present to the PPAO for approval a list of the lifeguards who will work for them. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/army-removes-volunteer-lifeguards-from-phuket-beaches-66341.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2018-03-14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 More craziness ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJPom Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I had to read this twice, I cannot believe it. What has the Army got to do with lifeguards on the beach?, why has the recipient of 13 m baht not commenced coverage, what is going on?. Oh silly me, I forgot, I am in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 The lifeguards on Patong Beach saved a 62 year old Russian woman just a couple of days ago .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, PJPom said: I had to read this twice, I cannot believe it. What has the Army got to do with lifeguards on the beach?, why has the recipient of 13 m baht not commenced coverage, what is going on?. Oh silly me, I forgot, I am in Thailand. The army is the civil government these days under army rule .. The 13m has already been used up paying off everyone ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psimbo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 This seems a crazy way to get the company which has been awarded the contract (which in itself stinks to high heaven ) to man the beaches. There must be a huge urination competition going on somewhere to force this action. Surely volunteer lifeguards are better than NO lifeguards but face must be more important than lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mejomini Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Will they pass out water wings until the lifeguards return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 21 hours ago, webfact said: it has yet to present to the PPAO for approval a list of the lifeguards who will work for them. Here's hoping !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupermarineS6B Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Them greedy sticky little fingers at it again.......... La la la, la la land where the totally irrational is possible every day......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry921 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Maybe it's important for a few more Chinese tourists to drown before the new paid lifeguards arrive so that the money can be seen to have been well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 22 hours ago, webfact said: PHUKET: The commanding officer of the Royal Thai Army contingent stationed in Phuket has confirmed that soldiers under his command last Tuesday (Mar 6) “asked” volunteer lifeguards at Kamala to leave the beach and no longer provide lifeguard patrols for tourists. Beggars belief, doesn’t it? in the real world, the commanding orificer could be held accountable for any preventable deaths, between now and when the contractor starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiguzzi Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, farcanell said: Beggars belief, doesn’t it? in the real world, the commanding orificer could be held accountable for any preventable deaths, between now and when the contractor starts. Nobody is held accountable. Otherwise it's Attitude Adjustment Time. Because nobody is allowed to dig deeper, nobody will know who this Ltd company is, the stakeholders or company directors. Let's just say we've got a pretty good idea who'll benefit out of this. I mean, hell, Phuket council are gonna pay 13 mil for a job that was being done for free before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaZa9 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 On my beach in Phuket , the lifeguards who stayed on as volunteers are now moving to jobs in beach loungers , that were banned 2 years ago btw , renting out umbrellas , that were banned at the same time , or jetskis , that SHOULD have been banned forever ... I swear Im living in a parallel universe ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistachios Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Why remove the volunteer lifeguards before the paid ones are ready to work? This is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Some troll posts and the replies have been removed. A baiting post was removed as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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