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Even if Thailand votes, no Parliament awaits new lawmakers


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Even if Thailand votes, no Parliament awaits new lawmakers

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

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A concept art of the new parliament, Sappaya-Sapasathan.

 

BANGKOK — A massive facility meant to host Thailand’s next parliament in five months appeared far from completion Thursday.

 

The future home of the legislature remains a jumble of scaffolding, unfinished walls and staircases, underscoring the fact the Sappaya-Sapasathan, as it is called, is far from complete despite government pledges the decade-long project would be done by June.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2019/01/10/even-if-thailand-votes-no-parliament-awaits-new-lawmakers/

 
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As an extract from the Full Story reads, at the new parliament site, 'Scaffolding covers many of the walls. One staircase stank of urine.'

Piss poor performance, I'd say, and on a stellar-like 20 BILLION BAHT scale, already over double the budgeted cost. Will this country of spendthrift parliaments ever be able to draw the line at 'let's settle for ordinary, until we become stellar' ?

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What a welcome opportunity for the junta to grant themselves a few more decades in power:

 

"Despite the prime minister's ceaseless devout prayers to Phra Siamdevathiraj, the deity has so far not responded favorably to help speed up construction of the new parliament building. Judging from the current construction pace, we are therefore unfortunately compelled to delay the election to July 2043."

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