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A thorough investigation has been initiated by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) after a social media page reported some alleged discrepancies in a recent purchase of armoured vehicles totalling over 440 million baht (US$12,480,000). The public announcement about the investigation came yesterday when Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin, the RTN spokesman, stated that the navy commander, Choengchai … …

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It would be interesting to see who was the procurement officer and who was the sales agent rep who facilitated the deal. As a Thai specialty  military supplier, I expect that it hires former Thai military personnel.

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Hopefully there will be a follow up to this story giving the details of the individuals involved and the source of the information. Without that it is a nothing story.

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I really don’t care much about an agent fee or a kickback within reason, but a return of 15% is outrageous if true and the investigation needs to see who was in que to be dining at the trough. 15% is not just to feed one little piggy. You would think 1/2 a percent is more than enough. 

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On 6/24/2023 at 3:09 PM, Thaiger said:

the company has been serving the government defence and security sectors since 1968 and also providing maintenance services

Yep, absolutely no reason to suspect them of having even heard of the corruption entrenched inside Thailand’s military, let alone be a party to it 🤣

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