webfact Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 PM wants armed forces support for government BANGKOK, (NNT) - The Prime Minister and Minister of Defence has chaired the first Defence Assembly session since his inauguration, urging the armed forces to support the government’s work in realizing policies such as cybersecurity enhancement, drought mitigation, and tourist safety. In the first Defence Assembly session, the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha urged leaders of the armed forces and related departments to work in unison to support the government’s policies, especially on cooperation with the Ministry of a Digital Economy and Society, the National Security Council, and other agencies, on the enactment of cybersecurity related bills. He called on them to come up with suitable responses to cybersecurity threats in the future. The PM directed the armed forces to respond to natural disasters, particularly drought, and set up drought mitigation centers in affected provinces to work with related agencies. The Prime Minister then urged the defence agencies to implement measures to ensure tourists’ safety in compliance with the government’s policy promoting tourism as a means of distributing income to people in local provinces. He urged the Internal Security Operations Command, working with local government agencies and private firms, to create safety measures suitable for each area, especially in popular tourist provinces. -- © Copyright NNT 2019-08-19 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, webfact said: PM wants armed forces support for government Watch they don't turn on you, and try to overthrow you, giving you a taste of your own medicine ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Pity you did not practice what you now preach. Your brothers in arms were more supportive of the Abhisit Government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 When has the military ever supported the government or the thai people. They take orders from nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Depressingly predictable. But as far as things a Prime Minister should never say, this is up there ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 As if proof were needed that the coalition is inadequate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Prayut wants armed forces support because he is scared the same thing will happen to him. copying the stunt he pulled 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: urging the armed forces to support the government’s work in realizing policies no, he wants armed forces IN the government, to Be the government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 The only reason why he is in government; armed forces support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Who cares what Prayut wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, colinneil said: Prayut wants armed forces support because he is scared the same thing will happen to him. copying the stunt he pulled 5 years ago. Those lifting you up can easily drop you on your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 In a true democracy you don't urge the armed forces to do your bidding, you tell them and they obey but I forget, we are in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boonrawdcnx Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 To call them armed forces is an insult to any professional armed force in the world. They are more like armed thugs in uniform who have been used primarily against their own unarmed civilian population and are involved in all kinds of shady businesses and are mostly to blame for the countries devastating deforestation. They act as a private mafia army for the countries corrupt elite.In counter insurgency and combat they are mostly useless as they run backwards twice as fast as forward. Their leadership is as corrupt as they come. Here you have it - Thai armed forces in a nutshell!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstav Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Military tourism sounds like a good idea. They can give rides in the tanks, just like elephant rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Who is he trying to kid. He is the same bird of feather. No separation. He just gave them the Democratically elected governments carte blanche key to run amok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Except orders from coup leader Generals. And why? Does anyone really know? When has the military ever supported the government or the thai people. They take orders from nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Good sentiment, but reality is he's the official leader of the Gov't. And until another election or coup, everyone is stuck with this Bozo and what he does n says. Who cares what Prayut wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duckyboy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Remember he and his ministers omitted the part of the swearing in oath that said they would uphold every part of the constitution. Sort of like having their fingers crossed. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, YetAnother said: no, he wants armed forces IN the government, to Be the government Exactly, the voice of a dictator who thinks he still commands the military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowisee Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 The direction this country is headed is disconcerting, adding to the already existing changes and one (with choices and options) starts to weigh the value of living here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 thought he was requesting a coup from the headline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 As expected, the military remains present! Nothing has changed since the elections on 24/3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 He has many reason to be scared. His mentor and fervent supporter of last couple of coups is not around anymore. There has been an overt swing to de-fang the Burapha Phayak camp and replaced with the Wong Thewan faction. The First Army who has been the forefront of the coups has been moved out of the city. His days are numbered and if he failed to prevent the economy from sinking lower, he will have to go. He is now a man clutching for straws and begging for support. A kind of walking dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestB Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 All he is doing is saving his backside from being overthrown . Highly unlikely his own idea but a hint from above. involve military in the running of the country and you are safe, keep military out as it should be and you would be overthrown . In addition his government block is unstable and slowly falling apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Support the Government, not be the Government, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I hope and pray he doesn't mean monitor, harass etc., the opposition parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Sounding more like a "military government" every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 31 minutes ago, Eric Loh said: There has been an overt swing to de-fang the Burapha Phayak camp and replaced with the Wong Thewan faction. Or more simply put, the emergence of military dominance of the King's Guard over the Queen's Guard (sometimes referred to as the "Eastern Tigers"). https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Asia-Insight/All-the-king-s-men-Thai-military-power-shifts-away-from-Prayuth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Help to guard the trough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dario Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Thechook said: When has the military ever supported the government or the thai people. They take orders from nobody. You're terribly wrong with your last sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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