Daily Talk Forum
  • Advertise
  • Search
  • Member List
  • Calendar
Hello There, Guest! Login Register
Daily Talk Forum › General Discussions › Current Affairs, News and Politics v
« Previous 1 ... 161 162 163 164 165 ... 172 Next »

Gen Prem: don’t respect the rich who cheat



Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Votes - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
Gen Prem: don’t respect the rich who cheat
deejay Offline
Gold Member
*****
Gold Members

Posts: 583
Joined: Apr 2006
Reputation: 2
Post: #1
Gen Prem: don’t respect the rich who cheat

Gen Prem: don’t respect the rich who cheat

By ThaiDay

29 July 2006

Privy Council President Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, pictured, yesterday called on the public not to respect people who have become rich by cheating.

The pointed message was the highlight of a keynote address the respected elder statesman gave before a gathering of Royal Thai Navy (RTN) cadets and past and present senior RTN officers. The title of the address was: “Enhancing Leadership through Virtue, Sufficiency and Sacrifice.”

“It should be noted that our culture is an old culture, but there is something wrong [with it],” Gen Prem said. “Normally, rich people are respected, but whereas it’s okay to respect those who have grown rich through legitimate means, we should not wai [respect] those who have acquired wealth through cheating and corruption.”

Although Gen Prem did not name names, his remark struck a familiar cord and rekindled the all-too-familiar public resentment against the tax-free, 73-billion-baht Shin Corp share sale by the family of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra earlier this year.

In no uncertain terms, the retired army general added: “Those who have grown rich by cheating do not deserve any praise. On the contrary, poor but virtuous people – be they samlor drivers or taxi drivers – deserve more praise.”

Gen Prem also reiterated another famous remark he made while addressing cadets at the Chulachomklao Military Academy earlier this month that likened soldiers to horses belonging to His Majesty the King and governments that come and go to jockeys.

“I want to emphasize clearly that soldiers belong to the nation and the King. The duty of the government is to look after us in accordance with its policy. The government in this case is just a common reference – it can be any government that comes into office,” he said.

The horses-and-jockeys remark prompted subtle expressions of resentment by some senior Thai Rak Thai party leaders and open criticisms by maverick politician and former Bangkok governor Samak Sundaravej, who is known to be a staunch Thaksin supporter.

Gen Prem also stressed that good superiors should possess virtue and ethics when dealing with their subordinates.

“People who are in positions where they have to deal with others – be they government officials, unit commanders – or any superiors – must have virtue and ethics, because without them, everything in their respective organizations will fail,” he said.

Thai Day
07-29-2006 02:55 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Tirak Offline
Newbie
*
Members

Posts: 3
Joined: Jul 2006
Reputation: 0
Post: #2
Re: Gen Prem: don’t respect the rich who cheat

deejay Wrote:Gen Prem: don’t respect the rich who cheat

By ThaiDay

29 July 2006

Privy Council President Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, pictured, yesterday called on the public not to respect people who have become rich by cheating.

The pointed message was the highlight of a keynote address the respected elder statesman gave before a gathering of Royal Thai Navy (RTN) cadets and past and present senior RTN officers. The title of the address was: “Enhancing Leadership through Virtue, Sufficiency and Sacrifice.”

“It should be noted that our culture is an old culture, but there is something wrong [with it],” Gen Prem said. “Normally, rich people are respected, but whereas it’s okay to respect those who have grown rich through legitimate means, we should not wai [respect] those who have acquired wealth through cheating and corruption.”

Although Gen Prem did not name names, his remark struck a familiar cord and rekindled the all-too-familiar public resentment against the tax-free, 73-billion-baht Shin Corp share sale by the family of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra earlier this year.

In no uncertain terms, the retired army general added: “Those who have grown rich by cheating do not deserve any praise. On the contrary, poor but virtuous people – be they samlor drivers or taxi drivers – deserve more praise.”

Gen Prem also reiterated another famous remark he made while addressing cadets at the Chulachomklao Military Academy earlier this month that likened soldiers to horses belonging to His Majesty the King and governments that come and go to jockeys.

“I want to emphasize clearly that soldiers belong to the nation and the King. The duty of the government is to look after us in accordance with its policy. The government in this case is just a common reference – it can be any government that comes into office,” he said.

The horses-and-jockeys remark prompted subtle expressions of resentment by some senior Thai Rak Thai party leaders and open criticisms by maverick politician and former Bangkok governor Samak Sundaravej, who is known to be a staunch Thaksin supporter.

Gen Prem also stressed that good superiors should possess virtue and ethics when dealing with their subordinates.

“People who are in positions where they have to deal with others – be they government officials, unit commanders – or any superiors – must have virtue and ethics, because without them, everything in their respective organizations will fail,” he said.

Thai Day

bravo
08-02-2006 03:37 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply
Coffee Break Offline
Gold Member
*****
Gold Members

Posts: 8,841
Joined: May 2008
Reputation: 26
Post: #3
 

From what I gather and read, Gen Prem is highly respected here in Thailand and it's good that he has made the points that he did

PS> Welcome to TT "Tirak" lol great user name Big Grin

Money Making Sites - Minisite Hosting - TriVita - Gold Membership - Advertise
08-02-2006 12:08 PM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply


« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  World's most expensive champagne woos super-rich cyrano 0 707 03-18-2008 06:57 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Trafficking tough to tame in rich Gulf states cyrano 0 634 02-24-2008 05:57 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Found: boy toys for rich older women in Manhattan cyrano 0 659 02-09-2008 06:01 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Police, protesters clash outside Prem's home lukamar 14 4,388 07-30-2007 06:00 PM
Last Post: lukamar
  Prem: Blasts intended to unseat govt deejay 0 733 01-07-2007 01:21 AM
Last Post: deejay

  • View a Printable Version
  • Send this Thread to a Friend
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Advertise on Daily Talk Forum
  • Webmaster Forum
  • cPanel Hosting
  • SEO Directory
  • Toronto
    • Contact Us
    • Daily Talk Forum
    • Return to Top
    • Lite (Archive) Mode
    • RSS Syndication
    • Help
    • Portal
    • Membership
    • Advertise
    • Banners
    • Privacy
    • Rules

    • Review DTF at Alexa
    • Review DTF at Nortons
    • Site Map

    • Links
    • Your Link Here
    Current time: 03-07-2021, 01:01 AM Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2021 MyBB Group Theme created by Justin S