News Forum - Thailand to spend US$250 million on private VIP jets

[Thaiger]

The cabinet has approved an 8.8-billion-baht (US$270 million) budget to procure private VIP jets for members of the Thai royal family, ministers and honoured guests. Proposed by the Prime Minister’s secretariat and approved on Tuesday, the plan includes procurement of new aircraft and components, and training of personnel. It’s just the latest of many curious …

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[Totoro]

There the money goes. 8.8 billion thb. Wow! Imagine this 8.8 billion plus many other billions had been(would be) invested in education. No way, that won't fill the pockets of the interested usual suspects.

I feel so sorry for the Thai ppl , especially the young ones. But then again, educated ppl ask questions, have ideas for a better life and therefore are a threat.

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"               Maimonides

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”                                          Nelson Mandela

[Soidog]

Will these VIP jets come with police escorts or is that reserved for VVIP? 

[Soidog]

The Thai elite make me feel physically sick to the stomach. It’s the same in all corrupt countries around the world. They will sanction tax payers money for toys like this, while their people get treated like working animals.