News Forum - Fake bomb detectors come back to haunt the Thai PM in parliament

[Thaiger]

What’s made of plastic, has a few pieces of wire and two plastic antenna ‘probes’? A bomb detector. Of course. The Thai army were duped to purchasing the dodgy bomb detectors 13 years ago. 320 of them! With the ongoing insurgency in Southern Thailand, the bomb detectors were a potential solution for ferreting out small ordinance in the three southern provinces of Pattanai, Yala and Narathiwat, before they exploded. Or that’s how it was sold to the Army. Yesterday, the Thai PM announced that the Ministry of Defence had already taken legal action against the local suppliers of the completely […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

17 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

What’s made of plastic, has a few pieces of wire and two plastic antenna ‘probes’?

The brains of the Thai generals?

[Prosaap]

The museum of failures is getting full aircraft carrier with no planes submarine with no engine and the fake bom detectors witch fill somebody pockets ,but you have to give them it was brilliant to have them all inspect for a 20.000 bath and fill up the same pockets again

there genius seems to work only if there pocket money involved        

[Bluesofa]

IIRC wasn't our esteemed leader head of the army when the order for the GT200s was signed?
I wonder did he sign the order? I couldn't possibly comment.

The GT200 was actually a novelty golf ball finder, with the emphasis on 'novelty' - it must be on a par with our esteemed leader's reputation.

[Fanta]

This is criminal as in criminally negligent. How many people were blown up before they figured out the pooper scoopers didn’t work? 

[Bluesofa]

10 minutes ago, Fanta said:

This is criminal as in criminally negligent. How many people were blown up before they figured out the pooper scoopers didn’t work? 

You mean some sort of product testing in a remote area?  Smacks of 'forward planning' - that phrase the Thai army must surely be familiar with.

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[palooka]

Stopped by the area Police station today. 

Parked in front was a super fancy BMW police car, had all the trimmings and a speed camera on the roof, told it didn't work is just for show. (or they didn't know how to use it)

[Ramanathan.P]

This happens in every country in one way or another....there are people in position who always dip their hand in the cookie jars. It all depends whether they are inserting their hand or finger inside....