DSI asked to step in and investigate multimillion baht street lamp project

[Thaiger]

Following the ongoing controversy of hundreds of millions of baht spent by local officials on expensive street lamps, the Department of Special Investigation has been asked to step in and investigate the projects in the Racha Thewa subdistrict of Samut Prakan, just outside Bangkok. The National Anti-Corruption Commission is also establishing 5 panels to investigate the lamp project, a probe ordered by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha, and more than 20 people and local government officials, including the former Samut Prakan governor, are now being investigated by the commission. The decorative solar-powered street lamps are adorned with a kinnaree, a Hindu and Buddhist […]

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[Bluesofa]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

The National Anti-Corruption Commission is also establishing 5 panels to investigate the lamp project, a probe ordered by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha

Our illustrious leader in his never-ending fight against corruption.
He was too frightened to reform the RTP a few years back - after saying he would - so he's got to do the probing himself.

These '5 panels to investigate the lamp project'    Are they mains or low voltage panels for the lamps?

[Graham]

Why do you need to set up 5 panels, isn't it obvious enough why this has been carried out ????

Even a blind man could figure this out without any panels required (yet more money wasted on a pointless exercise).

[AussieBob]

Could this be the beginning of an investigation that leads to criminal charges being laid and senior Thai Govt people ending up in jail??   If it does - it will be a first for Thailand.  Fingers crossed.  

 

[Bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, Graham said:

Why do you need to set up 5 panels, isn't it obvious enough why this has been carried out ????

Even a blind man could figure this out without any panels required (yet more money wasted on a pointless exercise).

Yeah, but he'd need to train his guide dog to tell him whether the lights were working or not.

[Bluesofa]

4 minutes ago, AussieBob said:

Could this be the beginning of an investigation that leads to criminal charges being laid and senior Thai Govt people ending up in jail??   If it does - it will be a first for Thailand.  Fingers crossed.  

And then I woke up.

[AussieBob]

14 minutes ago, Mike-Hunt said:

And then I woke up.

And washed and fed the pigs so they were ready to fly

[Dedinbed]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

a probe

I'd suggest a flashlight to illuminate the dark corners of this as lamp standards have to be upheld .. but it must a good line of business owning a probe factory given the amount of probing going on .. 

 

[Bluesofa]

14 minutes ago, Dedinbed said:

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

a probe

I'd suggest a flashlight to illuminate the dark corners of this as lamp standards have to be upheld .. but it must a good line of business owning a probe factory given the amount of probing going on .. 

Perhaps we need to hear from P. J. Proby?

[gummy]

6 minutes ago, Mike-Hunt said:

Perhaps we need to hear from P. J. Proby?

your wish is my command

 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

I hear the share price in brown envelopes has now risen. Must be a rush on them at the moment. Always happens when there is a investigation happening.

[gummy]

DSI are going under cover concerning the lamp post issue as they watched this

 

[Bluesofa]

30 minutes ago, gummy said:

DSI are going under cover concerning the lamp post issue as they watched this

Didn't he used to promote the George Formby Grill?

[gummy]

7 hours ago, Mike-Hunt said:

Didn't he used to promote the George Formby Grill?

That's a knock-out