Now 2019 Patchara (Capt.Thammanat) Prompao became a deputy minister in the government of Thailand.


Songwut Apirakkhit

[ Author was AFP ]
[ Posted on Wed, 9 Sep 1998 8:43:48 PDT ]

                                             
   BANGKOK, Sept 9 (AFP) - Eighteen middle-ranking Thai military  
officers are being investigated for links to an international heroin  trafficking operation, the supreme commander of Thailand's armed 
forces said Wednesday. 
   General Mongkol Ampornpisit said the officers had been  
re-admitted into the military in the past two years and the scandal, 
the latest in a series to rock the Thai military, had prompted him 
to order that all recently re-admitted officers have their 
backgrounds checked. 
   "I have submitted the names of all re-admitted officers for the  
last two years to have their criminal backgrounds checked with the 
police," General Mongkol told reporters, without elaborating on the 
heroin trafficking allegations. 
   He said he hoped the move to vet officers would help contain one  
of the biggest scandals to hit the Thai military establishment in 
many years. 
   The revelation of the heroin investigation follows another  
scandal involving an army captain at the centre of a murder probe, 
who had previously served a jail term in Australia for drug 
trafficking. 
   Mongkol conceded the military had been lax when re-admitting  
Captain Patchara Prompao into the armed forces after he was fired 
twice and convicted of narcotics trafficking. 
   Patchara is now in detention awaiting trial in a civilian court  
after he surrendered to police on Monday to face charges that he 
raped and then beat a male academic to death. 
   In June, amid a drive was to make the armed forces more  
accountable, the government demanded the military disclose the 
contents of secret bank accounts they had been allowed to keep. 
   Earlier this year the armed forces were accused by opposition   politicians of involvement in vast illegal logging operations in 
northern Thailand. 
                     


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On Sun, 1 Sep 2019 00:12:02 -0700 (PDT), Patnida Official
<Patnida@hotmail.com> wrote:

Now 2019 Patchara (Capt.Thammanat) Prompao became a deputy minister in the government of Thailand.

Songwut Apirakkhit

[ Author was AFP ]
[ Posted on Wed, 9 Sep 1998 8:43:48 PDT ]

                                           
 BANGKOK, Sept 9 (AFP) - Eighteen middle-ranking Thai military  
officers are being investigated for links to an international heroin  >trafficking operation, the supreme commander of Thailand's armed 
forces said Wednesday. 
 General Mongkol Ampornpisit said the officers had been  
re-admitted into the military in the past two years and the scandal, 
the latest in a series to rock the Thai military, had prompted him 
to order that all recently re-admitted officers have their 
backgrounds checked. 
 "I have submitted the names of all re-admitted officers for the  
last two years to have their criminal backgrounds checked with the 
police," General Mongkol told reporters, without elaborating on the 
heroin trafficking allegations. 
 He said he hoped the move to vet officers would help contain one  
of the biggest scandals to hit the Thai military establishment in 
many years. 
 The revelation of the heroin investigation follows another  
scandal involving an army captain at the centre of a murder probe, 
who had previously served a jail term in Australia for drug 
trafficking. 
 Mongkol conceded the military had been lax when re-admitting  
Captain Patchara Prompao into the armed forces after he was fired 
twice and convicted of narcotics trafficking. 
 Patchara is now in detention awaiting trial in a civilian court  
after he surrendered to police on Monday to face charges that he 
raped and then beat a male academic to death. 
 In June, amid a drive was to make the armed forces more  
accountable, the government demanded the military disclose the 
contents of secret bank accounts they had been allowed to keep. 
 Earlier this year the armed forces were accused by opposition   >politicians of involvement in vast illegal logging operations in 
northern Thailand. 
                   

It is really good to get up to date news. Your post, above, is dated
9 Sep 1998 8:43:48 and none of the current Thai government officials
was a member of the government 20 years ago.
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Cheers,

John B.

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On 1/9/19 8:28 pm, John B. Slocomb wrote:

It is really good to get up to date news. Your post, above, is dated
9 Sep 1998 8:43:48 and none of the current Thai government officials
was a member of the government 20 years ago.

Still starry eyed about Thailand, John?

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On Mon, 2 Sep 2019 22:12:04 +1000, Henry Briggs <HJBriggs@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 1/9/19 8:28 pm, John B. Slocomb wrote:

It is really good to get up to date news. Your post, above, is dated
9 Sep 1998 8:43:48 and none of the current Thai government officials
was a member of the government 20 years ago.

Still starry eyed about Thailand, John?

Hardly. Given that I've lived here for nearly 50 years I would suggest
that I'm probably more knowledgeable about what is happening here than
you.

Which has nothing to do with those who post 20 year old "news". for
what reason? To demonstrate how up-to-the-minute they are?
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Cheers,

John B.

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On 3/9/19 8:24 am, John B. Slocomb wrote:

Given that I've lived here for nearly 50 years I would suggest
that I'm probably more knowledgeable about what is happening here than
you.

Doubtful.. How do ypou know my circumstances, John. Miracle man?

BTW as stated earlier, I didn't post those links; do try to keep up.

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On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 12:05:09 +1000, Henry Briggs <HJBriggs@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 3/9/19 8:24 am, John B. Slocomb wrote:

Given that I've lived here for nearly 50 years I would suggest
that I'm probably more knowledgeable about what is happening here than
you.

Doubtful.. How do ypou know my circumstances, John. Miracle man?

Well, I've showed you mine now you show me yours.

You've lived in Thailand for how many years? You have Thai relatives,
who might acquaint you about what the Thais actually feel about their government? So much easier to talk with actual family than some guy in
a bar, isn't it.
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cheers,

John B.

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On 4/9/19 2:10 pm, John B. wrote:

Well, I've showed you mine now you show me yours.

Claimed by you - doubtful.

As to my circumstances - for me to know, for you to ponder.

But just a clue - I don't frequent bars for mongering like you do, and
yes, I do have Thai relatives, who are not scared shitless into silence
about corruption, from the King down.

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On Thu, 5 Sep 2019 10:25:05 +1000, Henry Briggs <HJBriggs@gmail.com>
wrote:

On 4/9/19 2:10 pm, John B. wrote:

Well, I've showed you mine now you show me yours.

Claimed by you - doubtful.

As to my circumstances - for me to know, for you to ponder.

But just a clue - I don't frequent bars for mongering like you do, and
yes, I do have Thai relatives, who are not scared shitless into silence
about corruption, from the King down.

Strange isn't it. that you are so reluctant to even mention anything
about how long you've lived here, your family, or anything personal at
all.

Of course, there are people, and I've met a few, who are loath, for
very good reasons, for "others" to know their history.

I once knew a bloke that our company had hired as a manager who used
the title "Professor", in "Hello, Yes, I'm Professor Jones".

A year or so went by and we hired another bloke for the same project
and he commented, "Professor Jones? The SOB has no agree at all".
And yes, we did research the professor's background and he was a total
fake.

So I do agree with you that you may have very valid reasons for not
divulging your history and can sympathize with ...

Wait a Minute! You aren't one of these illegal's are you? The ones
that the Thai Government has kicked out of the country and black
listed so that they can't come back? And you sneaked back from
Kampuchea? Or maybe Myanmar?

Well, I guess that you certainly do have a reason to be keeping
secrets and as the Thai Cops do occasionally tromp through the bars
checking identities I'd say you are wise to drink at home... cheaper
too.
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cheers,

John B.

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