Panel finds 25 cases of rice fraud

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Panel finds 25 cases of rice fraud

Millers failing to give farmers pledge receipts

Published: 9 Oct 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

A committee investigating corruption in the rice pledging scheme says it has found 25 cases of fraud, with damages estimated at around 307 million baht.

Pol Lt Gen Worapong Chiewpreecha, an adviser to the Royal Thai Police Office, made the announcement after a committee meeting Monday chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung.

Pol Lt Gen Worapong said most of the cases involved millers cheating rice farmers. Rice millers cheated growers into pledging their crop without providing the farmers with vouchers, called bai pratuan, that are needed to receive payment.

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bula
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Discussion 14 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.5614
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It looks like the mechanisms arresting the law breakers of this scheme are working. The law enforcement agencies must now show their seriousness in punishing these people. There is no reason why the government should abandon the scheme designed to raise the quality of life of rice farmers and their self-esteem and the respect due to them.
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Discussion 13 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.3513
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Dis.6 Renaissance
"Maybe more and more farmers will start to realize that voting for someone with their hero's credentials cannot bring happy and lasting results for them."

I don't think that it's about hero credentials but only about money. Yesterday, one of my employees came back from Sisaket where she was for the elections. I told her that I admire her for taking this long trip to put her vote down. She answered that she had to because otherwise she would not have gotten the 800 Baht + expenses for her vote.
Btw she has a BA in economics, she is not poor or needy and I pay her a nice salary not the minimum wage.
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Discussion 12 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.3012
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This whole scheme is like owning a pack of dogs and a neighbor asks you to take care of 15 pounds of steak for a cookout. You put it in a paper bag, place it on the seat of a chair and leave. Claims of doing all you could to prevent the inevitable would be as embarrassingly simple minded as this program.

Once again, is the media going to follow up and provide names when charged? Will we hear updates when trials are ended? How about updates on other cases like the police officers on bail with murder convictions? Newspapers should do more than act as parrots.
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Discussion 11 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.2411
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I totally agree with bula in D5 how ever I also agree with Renaissence in D6 so I won't hold my breath for any startling results as these are probably just small fry in the corruption chain.
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Discussion 10 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.1910
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Each of those cases involved more than 10 million in fraud, which means about 50 tons of rice each, how many cheated farmers is that? And we're only talking two provinces....
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Discussion 9 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.069
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Inactive posts and suspended sentences on the way for those caught...
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Discussion 8 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.048
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May sound a bit simple, but: the Dems preached it all the time, the scheme is wide open to corruption and those who benefit are the millers, not the farmers.

How much longer will it take until the message reaches those on the rice field?
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Discussion 7 : 09 Oct 2012 at 07.027
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faceless - notice that also, did you? It's hilarious that someone would go to that length.
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Discussion 6 : 09 Oct 2012 at 06.476
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I expect that the cheating rice millers will find that their problems will disappear off the police station desks with the help of politicians. Does anyone really expect them to be punished?

I feel sorry for the farmers. Maybe more and more farmers will start to realize that voting for someone with their hero's credentials cannot bring happy and lasting results for them.
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Discussion 5 : 09 Oct 2012 at 06.275
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Those caught breaking the law should be heavily punished with jail terms and fine for sabotaging the economy of the country. The licenses of millers should be revolted, and if they used proxy in the future, they should all be punished. Government officials found guilty should be dismissed immediately. Smugglers' passport withdrawn, jailed and fine.
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