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Proposed rehabilitation of THAI Airways will soon expose corruption
Former international crime prosecutor, Mr. Wanchai Roujanavong, likes the proposed rehabilitation of Thai Airways International because he says it will open Pandora’s Box, exposing corruption in the bankrupted Thai carrier.
Mr. Wanchai posted on his Facebook page today stating that the Thai Airways rehabilitation process will soon reveal that they paid high fees for the rental of an aircraft with money they didn’t have, one of the main causes of the airline’s fall. They can no longer hide.
Mr. Wanchai claims that the airline’s fleet was leased to THAI through several agents, allegedly with the consent of the airline’s board.
Without the proposed rehabilitation plan, Mr. Wanchai said that that the public would probably never know the truth “while the parasites just continued to suck out all of the airline’s blood .”
Mr. Wancgai also predicts that a lot of cases will emerge over this issue as a result of THAI’s corrupted rehabilitation process. He also added, since THAI was a state enterprise before it filed for bankruptcy, those accused of corruption will face higher consequences.
THAI has already filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US courts and has an estimated debt of about 200 billion baht.
Photo by HOANG DINH NAM / AFP
Back in January 2017, there was another internal corruption investigation after Thai Airways was named in a bribery case related to the British company, Rolls-Royce Plc.
Rolls-Royce agreed to pay more than $800 million in fines to resolve charges of bribing officials in six countries, including Thailand.
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
Source: ‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
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