webfact Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Picture: Manager Manager reported that the mayor of Pattaya was just as annoyed as the mayor of Saensuk municipality in Bang Saen. The pair are brothers Sontaya and Narongchai Kunplome. Why the anger? Online news outlets had shared fake news pictures of huge crowds of maskless revellers allegedly flouting Covid rules at their resorts. Picture: Manager Earlier in the week Narongchai suffered calling it all nonsense and posting his own orderly snaps on his personal Facebook page. Now Sontaya has confronted similar posts for Pattaya's "Dern Kin Thin Na Klua" festival at the end of the week. One posts claimed that "Pattaya Doesn't Care" about Covid. He said that the pictures were old ones and completely distorted the truth. The festival would follow all the Covid-19 rules, he said yesterday. Picture: Manager The brothers are famous for being the sons of the infamous Somchai Kunplome or Kamnan Poh the so -called "Godfather of Chonburi" and long term Mayor of Saensuk, Bangsaen. He was convicted in 2004 for the hired killing murder of the headman of a neighboring district the previous year. He was also convicted in a corruption case. Picture: Manager He died in 2019. His sons are two of the highest profile mayors in Thailand and in the news on an almost daily basis. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-04-17 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted April 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2021 Are they appointed or voted for....if voted for......who the hell votes for people like this??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Surelynot said: Are they appointed or voted for....if voted for......who the hell votes for people like this??? Those who are told to or paid to. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joe Farang Posted April 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 17, 2021 49 minutes ago, Surelynot said: Are they appointed or voted for....if voted for......who the hell votes for people like this??? I hope you're not American making a comment like this. 4 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post asiaexpat Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 22 hours ago, Surelynot said: Are they appointed or voted for....if voted for......who the hell votes for people like this??? Do you know them or even understand how leaders are selected in Thailand. I know them and can verify they are highly educated in the USA and honest leaders that want the best for their communities. Learn a little before you make derogatory remarks about people. Just because their father was typical Thai in the 1960-70 does not mean the children follow in his footsteps. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post asiaexpat Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 22 hours ago, jacko45k said: Those who are told to or paid to. Out of date idea, try learning about modern Thailand. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, asiaexpat said: Do you know them or even understand how leaders are selected in Thailand. I know them and can verify they are highly educated in the USA and honest leaders that want the best for their communities. Learn a little before you make derogatory remarks about people. Just because their father was typical Thai in the 1960-70 does not mean the children follow in his footsteps. Said Narongchai Kunplome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Joe Farang Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 2 hours ago, asiaexpat said: Do you know them or even understand how leaders are selected in Thailand. I know them and can verify they are highly educated in the USA and honest leaders that want the best for their communities. Learn a little before you make derogatory remarks about people. Just because their father was typical Thai in the 1960-70 does not mean the children follow in his footsteps. "Typical Thai" You shouldn't make a derogatory remark about a whole Nation of people. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 6 hours ago, asiaexpat said: Do you know them or even understand how leaders are selected in Thailand. I know them and can verify they are highly educated in the USA and honest leaders that want the best for their communities. Learn a little before you make derogatory remarks about people. Just because their father was typical Thai in the 1960-70 does not mean the children follow in his footsteps. Father .."was convicted in 2004 for the hired killing murder of the headman of a neighboring district the previous year. He was also convicted in a corruption case." You have a calendar error. 2004 was never in the 1960s or 1970s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender19 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 On 4/17/2021 at 11:52 AM, Surelynot said: Are they appointed or voted for....if voted for......who the hell votes for people like this??? People they pay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaver Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 11 hours ago, asiaexpat said: Out of date idea, try learning about modern Thailand. It's not so long ago people up in Issan were paid 200 baht each to vote for Mr. T. Fact. Since then, Thailand was under military rule, and now still under the the same Army General, in a sham democracy. What "modern Thailand" are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 19 hours ago, asiaexpat said: Out of date idea, try learning about modern Thailand. Other than the fact I am sitting in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Inflammatory post and reply removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebrown Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 19 hours ago, mrfill said: Father .."was convicted in 2004 for the hired killing murder of the headman of a neighboring district the previous year. He was also convicted in a corruption case." You have a calendar error. 2004 was never in the 1960s or 1970s More recently their brother Itthipol, former mayor of Pattaya, was appointed as Culture Minister by the current military government. AFAIK he has no drug related convictions, unlike another Minister, so he must be a clean upstanding guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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