Navy's case sub-standardBy going ahead with the purchase of two more submarines worth 22.5 billion baht, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government and the navy have shown they don't share the feelings of people struggling with economic hardship due to Covid-19. The purchase of the first of the planned three subs was finalised using the 2017 budget. The navy's submarine plan had been stalled by elected governments, including Yingluck Shinawatra's, until the military took the control. The officer forgot one fact: the budget is taxpayers' money and the procurement was wrong from the beginning. Adm Sitthiporn and the government may not realise that the procurement will fuel public dissatisfaction with this administration.

Source: Bangkok Post August 24, 2020 23:15 UTC