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Yingluck launches anti-corruption campaign

Piyanart Srivalo,

The Nation

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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, accompanied by ministers and officials from relevant agencies, participates in a strategic meeting on fighting corruption. The forum was held yesterday at the Government Complex.

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday instructed top officials to rally behind the campaign to root out corruption, especially in relation to bribes being taken in exchange for government positions.

"Thailand would have a much better future if corruption, its biggest threat, is rooted out," she said.

Yingluck was speaking at a conference to unveil her government's anti-corruption strategy. More than 600 participants, including Cabinet members, heads of agencies, provincial governors and leading figures from the private sector, turned out in full force.

Over the past 18 years, Thailand has seen no significant improvement on various indices for transparency, Yingluck told the gathering.

Government officials are obliged to uphold the ideals of transparency and good governance, she said, adding that meritocracy should be encouraged so the tradition of accepting bribes to dispense job assignments can be stopped.

The government's four priorities are to raise anti-corruption awareness, encourage each agency to come up with a work plan on transparency, take a proactive approach to detect graft violation and ensure strict law enforcement on the suppression and punishment of graft offenders, she said.

Public Sector Development Commission secretary-general Thosaporn Sirisumphand said each agency would be given one month to come up with their work plan on transparency. Meanwhile, all public service outlets will have to put up a sign reading "bribes not accepted" in a move to remind officials and members of the public to not condone kickbacks.

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-- The Nation 2012-05-19

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Haha has to be the biggest joke of Thai politics...... Anti corruption when a lot of people at the top are the most corrupt....... I agree with MCA... there won't be any replies haha

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I knew she couldn't say it with a straight face. PTP on the left, I think the guy on the right might be a Democrat.

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Haha has to be the biggest joke of Thai politics...... Anti corruption when a lot of people at the top are the most corrupt....... I agree with MCA... there won't be any replies haha

You're not posting on nitrous oxide are you rog?

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Haha has to be the biggest joke of Thai politics...... Anti corruption when a lot of people at the top are the most corrupt.......

Yingluck would seem to agree that it's a huge guffaw

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Only effective anti corruption campaign possible in Thailand would be to take all the politicians, civil servants, policeman, etc, put them in a giant boat, haul it out in the middle of the ocean and sink it.

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I've changed my mind, the gut on the left is not a Deomocrat. He's just trying to back a projectile vomit (or SBD, got to be careful with all those chilis in the diet )

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I think we can trust her, I hear her brother is a billionaire, they probably have all the money they need already.

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The Thai government stamp out corruption cheesy.gifcheesy.gifcheesy.gif , first act, fire every politician who has been appointed accordint to the amount 'donated' to either political party leadership, second act, dismiss every officer of the law, no matter what branch who shows excessive wealth for the position they hold, third act, install surveylance cameras in and around every police, immigration and army office, any sign of a bribe being asked for or received results in immediate dismissal prior to indictment, fourth act, increase law enforcement, immigration and military personnel pay to reduce the temptation to ask for or receive bribes. That would be a good start, but as we all know from our own countries corruption is still a problem, it is world wide, just not as endemic as in countries such as Thailand.

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Ronald Reagan solved the problem of government corruption by legalizing it. Great president, he.

Shining city on a hill...

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cheesy.gifcheesy.gifcheesy.gif Least said the better!

Colin, don't laugh! Think how upset Thaksin will be if his sister stops corruption. His villa is probably flooded with tears already.

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Only effective anti corruption campaign possible in Thailand would be to take all the politicians, civil servants, policeman, etc, put them in a giant boat, haul it out in the middle of the ocean and sink it.

i will chip in for the fuel

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Thaksin tried to "control corruption" in the same way, which led to his downfall by the people that had their weeds rooted out by him. Note that Yingluck stated that she would "root out " corruption, not "stamp out" corruption. In other words they would remove the "weeds" only. The weeds being contracts proposed by opposing politicians. Hence the Democrats "Sky Walk" from the City to Bangna under the BTS was "rooted out", the latest is the Contract being signed by the BMA with the BTS to maintain and run the skytrain. Originally 7 mass transit systems were given the go ahead by Chuan Leek Pai back in the '90s and we should have had 7 lines alread completed by 2012. However constant bickering, a coup, changes of Government and Ministers have hindered the construction. Notably the BTS extensions have been delayed by non democrat led Governments as BMA is led by the Democrats. I would not be surprised if the current Government takes over the BMA in order to "control corruption".

So the Government will continue to "control corruption". Well controlled corruption is better than wholesale uncontrolled corruption.

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The guy on Yingluck's left does not seem too happy about it.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister and Pheu Thai Party MP rarely seems happy with anything.

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....absolutely detached from reality................now that all the pieces and players have been put into their positions........

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all this from a PM who is not considering a Cabinet reshuffle and the next day

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"Thaksin's sister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is now prime minister, indicated she might give Jatuporn a seat in her cabinet despite his loss of seat.

"Jatuporn is considered a competent and dedicated person so I have to see where to place him," she said when asked about the next reshuffle.

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PM announces anti-corruption strategies

BANGKOK, 18 May 2012 (NNT) - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today chaired a workshop on anti-corruption strategies and announced the government’s work plan to curb corrupt practices.

At the meeting held at the Government Complex on Chaeng Watthana Road, the premier outlined key measures on how to enhance organizational transparency to government agencies and representatives from the public and private sectors.

Ms Yinglick said that as corruption undermines national security and economic development, the current government has set anti-corruption as an urgent policy to be implemented in all sectors.

Ms Yingluck further encouraged the public and the private sector’s participation in the fight against corruption, with a goal to create transparency and good governance.

The government’s current 4-point anti-corruption drive, assigned to government agencies, include raising public awareness on corruption and malpractices, improving corporate responsibility, developing whistle-blowing mechanism and enforcing harsher punishment for corrupt officials.

The premier and over 1,000 participants also joined in a ceremony declaring their intention to fight corruption in all forms. On this occasion, the Prime Minister officially opened the Anti-Corruption War Room, designed as a one-stop-service in which public complaints made via its hotline 1206 will be processed.

Today’s workshop also included a forum for locally and internationally recognized figures to speak on anti-corruption best practices, successful corruption-tackling strategies and immunity-building against malfeasance in Thai government agencies.

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Only effective anti corruption campaign possible in Thailand would be to take all the politicians, civil servants, policeman, etc, put them in a giant boat, haul it out in the middle of the ocean and sink it.

She missed the opportunity to give free cruise tickets right on the spot to those mentioned below:

“More than 600 participants, including Cabinet members, heads of agencies, provincial governors and leading figures from the private sector, turned out in full force.”

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Ronald Reagan solved the problem of government corruption by legalizing it. Great president, he.

Shining city on a hill...

How did the US get pulled into this? Take a break. You need it.

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