More state university board directors quit to avoid declaring assets

[webfact]

More state university board directors quit to avoid declaring assets

 

 

It started with a trickle – at first in the Ministry of Education.  Eventually, the trickle looks likely to transform into a gush that threatens to burst the floodgate and sends board members of universities and institutes of other ministries taking panicky flight to evade the legal requirement to have their wealth declared – not just to the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but also to the public.

 

The NACC’s controversial announcement was originally set to come into effect on December 1.  But due to opposition and threats of resignation from several university council members,  NACC has agreed under pressure to extend the deadline for wealth declaration until January 31 supposedly to give more time to the affected council and board members to prepare their documentation.

 

Still, the sour mood against the NACC announcement among those who are required to declare their assets remains unchanged and even with more threats of resigning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/more-state-university-board-directors-quit-to-avoid-declaring-assets/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-11-30

[Darcula]

The net effect of their departure from the education system is...... just some more parking space available for others.........temporarily ofcourse, until someone else steps in to take up the brown envelope slack.

[Number 6]

This can only be a good thing, it should be celebrated. Perhaps bring in some foreign academics and administrators.

 

The ironies of these actions are rather astounding. It speaks volumes for the weaknesses of Thai education, leadership, governance and honesty.

 

[Lunchbob]

Maybe the intent of the decision to demand these asset declarations is having the desired effect?

[George Bowman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

NACC has agreed under pressure to extend the deadline for wealth declaration until January 31 supposedly to give more time to the affected council and board members to prepare their documentation.

I must admit. It is fun watching these people...

[zzaa09]

1 hour ago, Darcula said:

The net effect of their departure from the education system is...... just some more parking space available for others.........temporarily ofcourse, until someone else steps in to take up the brown envelope slack.

I suspect they actually didn't resign, but are taking a temporary leave of absence.

All blows over, they be back and allowed to be with open arms.

One can never keep the rats away for good.

[rkidlad]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

More state university board directors quit to avoid declaring assets

Dirty, dirty rats. Lowest of the low. 

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

taking panicky flight to evade the legal requirement to have their wealth declared – not just to the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but also to the public.

excellent , these are not the people we need in these positions

[LazySlipper]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

give more time to the affected council and board members to prepare their documentation

Yup! They are affected! Affected with ill gotten wealth and now they are crying foul... 

 

Why can't I ever lay one of these high paying jobs?

[akirasan]

14 minutes ago, LazySlipper said:

Yup! They are affected! Affected with ill gotten wealth and now they are crying foul... 

 

Why can't I ever lay one of these high paying jobs?

Because you've got morals and a backbone. 

[mikebell]

Investigate all their bank accounts - they obviously have something to hide.

[overherebc]

20 minutes ago, akirasan said:

Because you've got morals and a backbone. 

And a real tax code?

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, missoura said:

I must admit. It is fun watching these people...

Yes, a circus is always fun to watch! 

[MichaelJohn]

The people resigning are the ones with something to hide (maybe a couple on moral grounds).

They are the ones we should be please so see go; a clean sweep and hopefully a chance at professional education.

[Emster23]

By all means let them resign. Then go investigate their corruption, if there is any. Shouldn't be too difficult

[Bluespunk]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

the legal requirement to have their wealth declared – not just to the National Anti-Corruption Commission, but also to the public.

Why to the public?

[sup3r1or]

A question.... If you have nothing to hide why do you push back the deadline. NCAA which is a gov institution how many more times and agencies are going to buckle to the demands of the corrupt people? Why give more time, to hide assets and wealth. 

Honestly a ..... circus. 

[robblok]

Why to the public?

To be sure the NACC is doing their job. Else its still not sure we are in Thailand after all.

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[Bluespunk]

2 minutes ago, robblok said:

To be sure the NACC is doing their job. Else its still not sure we are in Thailand after all.

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I just don’t see why those who actually are just doing their job and whose assets are in line with their income, should have such assets published for the public to see. 

[Nowisee]

A large team of federal (competent and non corrupt) federal prosecutors and judges (not the ones in the mountain housing), asset seizures along with forfeitures and convictions and incarcerations is the only way to stop this.
I'm not optimistic of there being widespread non biased reform.  There will be a few scapegoats and then back to the 3 ring circus.

Not my country, not my problem.  As one poster said, entertaining, although sad that the general public is getting corn holed and the kids are getting robbed of a quality education.

[robblok]

I just don’t see why those who actually are just doing their job and whose assets are in line with their income, should have such assets published for the public to see. 

Because people dont trust those who review the figures. Also if the public sees it and they might know of more assets that are not declared they could report that.

Too bad for those people but its part of the job in a country filled with corruption.

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[Bluespunk]

2 minutes ago, robblok said:

Because people dont trust those who review the figures. Also if the public sees it and they might know of more assets that are not declared they could report that.

Too bad for those people but its part of the job in a country filled with corruption.

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If they don’t trust those who review the figures, how can they trust what is published by them...

[neeray]

If nothing to hide, if all wealth is legitimate, why all the fuss about full declaration?

This sounds too much like that "no collusion" guy on the other side of the world that needed a barrage of lawyers and a year of time to help him answer a few simple questions.

Same shit, different country.

[Lupatria]

3 hours ago, missoura said:

I must admit. It is fun watching these people...

Here is more fun:

[connda]

Turn on the lights and the cockroaches scatter. 

[connda]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

NACC has agreed under pressure to extend the deadline for wealth declaration until January 31 supposedly to give more time to the affected council and board members to prepare their documentation.

I received all my assets from a dead friend.  "Ok.  Case closed!"

[neeray]

10 minutes ago, connda said:

I received all my assets from a dead friend.  "Ok.  Case closed!"

This will be fun to WATCH.

[hansnl]

5 hours ago, Number 6 said:

This can only be a good thing, it should be celebrated. Perhaps bring in some foreign academics and administrators.

 

The ironies of these actions are rather astounding. It speaks volumes for the weaknesses of Thai education, leadership, governance and honesty.

 

This is another plus for this government, besides bringing the country out of it's stupor.

I do see a slow lessening and even disappearance of envelopes.

At least in Khon Kaen.

 

[worgeordie]

Really makes them look guilty..of something.

regards Worgeordie

[Krataiboy]

 

The sorry spectacle of university directors electing to resign rather than face public scrutiny of their assets comes only days after news of Thai schools inventing "ghost" pupils to plunder more money from government coffers. 

 

They are latest in a seemingly endless saga of unsavoury incidents which have brought approprium to a shambolic education system with the unique distinction of having one of the largest education budgets and one of the worst educational records in the world.

 

If I were a Thai taxpayer helping to fund this farce with billions of baht every year, I should now be demanding an independent inquiry into the running what appears to be a cross between a sinking ship and a gravy train off the rails.