PHUKET: Paiboon Upatising, the President of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation, is one of seven PAO presidents ordered today to stand down by the Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-O-Cha.
It's understood that the reason for Khun Paiboon being ordered to step aside concerns an investigation into the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation Hospital, which opened about five years ago in eastern Phuket City after many years in which the building was disused.
The PAO president's role is the senior elected position on Phuket and in other provinces. It's believed that Khun Paiboon will be able to return to the role if exonerated by the probe.
Under Khun Paiboon, the PPAO has opened the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation hospital, developed Phuket City's low-cost ''pinkie bus'' public transport system, erected football stadiums and improved the island's public parks.
Khun Paiboon and the PPAO have won national awards and he has a long history as one of Phuket's most highly-regarded businessmen.
The PPAO - known as the Orborjor - gained the sought-after anti-corruption award from the Office of the Public Service Anti-Corruption Commission in August last year.
The Phuket PAO had previously won the award in 2009.
''I am very proud,'' Khun Paiboon told Phuketwan last year after the second award.
''All around the country, orborjors were eligible, and the Phuket orborjor was the only one to take out the award.''
He said that the National Council for Peace and Order was ''very concerned'' about corruption in Thailand.
Khun Paiboon said he hoped that the transparency adopted by the organisation could become a ''Phuket model'' for all of Thailand.
The PPAO also pays for Phuket's lifeguards and the organisation's commitment to transparency is the reason why the budget is reviewed each year.
Khun Paiboon was first elected to the president's role in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 for a second four-year term.
It's understood that the reason for Khun Paiboon being ordered to step aside concerns an investigation into the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation Hospital, which opened about five years ago in eastern Phuket City after many years in which the building was disused.
The PAO president's role is the senior elected position on Phuket and in other provinces. It's believed that Khun Paiboon will be able to return to the role if exonerated by the probe.
Under Khun Paiboon, the PPAO has opened the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation hospital, developed Phuket City's low-cost ''pinkie bus'' public transport system, erected football stadiums and improved the island's public parks.
Khun Paiboon and the PPAO have won national awards and he has a long history as one of Phuket's most highly-regarded businessmen.
The PPAO - known as the Orborjor - gained the sought-after anti-corruption award from the Office of the Public Service Anti-Corruption Commission in August last year.
The Phuket PAO had previously won the award in 2009.
''I am very proud,'' Khun Paiboon told Phuketwan last year after the second award.
''All around the country, orborjors were eligible, and the Phuket orborjor was the only one to take out the award.''
He said that the National Council for Peace and Order was ''very concerned'' about corruption in Thailand.
Khun Paiboon said he hoped that the transparency adopted by the organisation could become a ''Phuket model'' for all of Thailand.
The PPAO also pays for Phuket's lifeguards and the organisation's commitment to transparency is the reason why the budget is reviewed each year.
Khun Paiboon was first elected to the president's role in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 for a second four-year term.
I am wondering why there has been built
a brand new football stadium right at surin beach which is never used.
It would be great if all construction ruins in phuket which are nearly countless and up to 30 years not have been removed (and it seems shall never be removed) as this is really not a nice sight(s) for a dream island as phuket should be.
Posted by beachlover on June 25, 2015 17:42
Editor Comment:
This is a serious issue and a matter that needs to be addressed. Culturally, Thais also enjoy the beauty of a natural beach, but the space behind the beaches is these days being looked at for various projects that will diminish the natural appeal. Unless the Phuket administrators understand what it is that make the remaining uncluttered beaches special, you can expect more Cape Promthep style concrete and busloads of Koreans and Chinese looking at what passes for a ''natural'' attraction in Thailand.