Thai Government To Unveil "Stop Corruption" Ratification

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Gov't to unveil "stop corruption" ratification

Niwatumrong//Photo : Vorawit Pumpuang

BANGKOK: -- The government will on Saturday unveil the ratification designed to stop corruption and backed by all agencies, PM's Office Minister Niwattumrong Boonsongpaisan said on Thursday.

"Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will personally spearhead the antigraft campaign," he said.

Niwattumrong said all units of the government, including 144 departments and 76 provinces would take part in rooting out corruption.

Since last month, PM Yingluck has instructed for every department to map out antigraft work plans. The government has also opened a 1206 hotline inviting the public to alert the authorities about graft violations.

Based on tipsoff from the hotline, abuse of power is most common among graft violations, followed by demanding kickbacks, irregularities in connection with flood compensation payments, rice pledging scheme and construction project bidding.

-- The Nation 2012-08-16

[Moruya]

She will never spearhead anything.

This scheme will be another bag full of hot air like her previous anti corruption hot air.

All the beneficiaries are known to her

[rubl]

This nice photo opportunity on "Saturday with the Yingluck government" may just come to haunt her in future. Unless they get serious about it of course <insert smiley>

[PhootThaiMaiDai]

Hmmm, the sister of the most corrupt man (no longer allowed) in the country, is spearheading legislation on corruption, after bungling the extradition of this same criminal.

Way to pull the old switcheroo on the public...

While your at it, why don't you continue enforcing anti-prostitution laws, in Pattaya, Patong, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Udon Thani, and everywhere else there's a red light district that the city revolves around.

Edited August 16, 2012 by PhootThaiMaiDai

[TomTao]

If (big if) this succeeds in reducing corruption, what will happen to the Thai economy? The economy of graft and corruption is what keeps this country ticking, remove the corruption too quick and the economy just may go through a time of collapse until it adjusts.

[Roadman]

Some of the scenario's if they took it serious are interesting. Yingluck v the convicted fugitive criminals police mob.

Good thing is even when the vendor with her under weighting scales sells you less than what her scales are showing, or the cabbie is ripping you off, or you are slamed with falang rates..insert all the never ending scenarios, then one can ring 1206 and let rip...yah for Yingluck.

[Pib]

Just like all the Safety First slogan/signs in Thailand, this Stop Corruption program will just be a slogan and news sound bite.

[dcutman]

What an absolute joke!!!

Why do the PTP still spill this crap? This country will never be considered more than a third world, when corruption starts at the very top.

[jerrysteve]

Maybe she can get that done in 3 months with the help of that dead deat Charlerm.

[dcutman]

The ultimate of scams in Thailand and endorsed buy the most corrupt

Set up a hotline for corruption, then charge that caller 20 baht for leaving a complaint. It wont go directly in YS's account but it will eventually get there.

Why didnt I think of that.

[AleG]

Some of the scenario's if they took it serious are interesting. Yingluck v the convicted fugitive criminals police mob.

Good thing is even when the vendor with her under weighting scales sells you less than what her scales are showing, or the cabbie is ripping you off, or you are slamed with falang rates..insert all the never ending scenarios, then one can ring 1206 and let rip...yah for Yingluck.

At most that's what this initiative will address (for certain, very low values of address), small scale, little people corruption. The fat cats will continue to milk the system.

[munz]

Maybe she can get that done in 3 months with the help of that dead deat Charlerm.

Last saturday i sat on the beach in Pattya and watched the youtube jetski scams unfold all day long,even the same faces, if i had been a dedicated police officer i cauld have had about ten of them arrested and convicted with video and sound, so it cauld be improved easily, but it wont! This new policy is jus another budget to line somones pocket. Last christmass and newyear i had no internet for two weeks, when i phoned T.O.T. they said its o.k. noone has internet.........acceptance.........This is a third world country because the Thai ppl accept the coruption,racism,sexism etc.

[LuckyLew]

I guess it is fitting Yingluck spearhead this, she is very close to

the people who top the lists of most corrupt people

[Thai at Heart]

Is there a budget for implementation? If not, no one will be interested at all..........wonder why????

[khunken]

Does this mean they are going to make it legal? Not many moons ago, the Education Minister seemed to think that legalising corruption is the way to go.

[Tanuki]

Maybe she can get that done in 3 months with the help of that dead deat Charlerm.

Last saturday i sat on the beach in Pattya and watched the youtube jetski scams unfold all day long,even the same faces, if i had been a dedicated police officer i cauld have had about ten of them arrested and convicted with video and sound, so it cauld be improved easily, but it wont! This new policy is jus another budget to line somones pocket. Last christmass and newyear i had no internet for two weeks, when i phoned T.O.T. they said its o.k. noone has internet.........acceptance.........This is a third world country because the Thai ppl accept the coruption,racism,sexism etc.

they don't however accept it when it comes to an Olympic boxing match...oh no that's an outrage. Our Thai boxer was cheated due to corruption by the Chinese and the boxing association so we are outraged but massive, out of control corruption that happens here at home um no problem.

[alanoz]

May God help .

[spidermike007]

Thailand continues to rank at the bottom, of the countries in Asia that are making an attempt to fight corruption. So, for her to make a pronouncement like this is laughable. It is nothing more than comedy,except it is not funny. While Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and even India to aminor degree have been making some efforts to fight this disease for years now, Thailand continues

it's great slumber. The thing that sets Thailand apart, is it's absolute unwillingness, inability, and lack of motivation, to do anything that will signify progress, or the ability to move the nation

forward. It appears to be rooted in the unwillingness to take on the status quo. What has changed? Egg on the face by the foreign press only causes these silly announcement to be made. It does not cause

anything to change. If there is anything one can be sure of in the LOS, is that nothing will change.

[Sydebolle]

The Hub of Stop Corruption programmes then!

[Fatherfluffybottom]

All i read was 'Stop Corruption' Seen the the mans face in the picture below the title, and gave up hope...

[draftvader]

That's it, problem solved. If only somebody had thought to write it all down earlier think where we might be by now....

[draftvader]

That's a print out from a Powerpoint presentation. Wonder whether the licence is genuine...

[gudtymchuk]

Ya just gotta laugh at the obsurdity...... Those who are supposedly charged with enforcing this charade reap the most from the corruption.

[givenall]

Thai Government and Anti-corruption.

Aren't they Oxymoron terms

[TackyToo]

I would like to add a humble proposal:

Gov't to unveil "stop politician corruption first" ratification

[SuneeTH]

I have been in and out of the country so many times. Not once has any of the immigration officers ask me for money.

Thailand is completely clean since Mark control.

[jerrysteve]

"Thailand ranks 80th in the 2011 Corruption Perception Index (CPI)-Business-Thailand Business...

According to the latest Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released on Thursday,

Thailand received 3.4 points on a scale of 1 to 10, and ranked 80th among 183 countries on the list.

Ten Points means a country has a low corruption level, while zero equates to a high of corruption."

This is a quotation from the year 2011, and I doubt that it has changed any since 2011.

Thailand is probably not aware of any list at all, but they are definetly on the Poop List inspite of the

H A S AWARD

In light of the EZ-Bribe A Cop Card, convicted murders going free, etc etc etc...my guess is they

have slid further down hill. I would give them a score of 1.75

Edited August 16, 2012 by jerrysteve

[tomross46]

What the governments want to ensure with the anit-corruption program, is that only a few selected officials get the money. There for if you are not one of the select few, than you will be stomped out for corruption.

[chainarong]

I think this crowd is deliberately trying to bait us, i can't think of any other reason , except the silly season, maybe it's early this year.

[notime]

HAHAHAHA .. it's a big joke. Everybody in at least the local government level is guilty of exactly the crimes described here: "abuse of power is most common among graft violations, followed by demanding kickbacks, irregularities in connection with flood compensation payments, rice pledging scheme and construction project bidding."

If they were to stop these corrupt activities what are they going to live on? 5,000 THB a month salary? If the government was serious about even starting tacking the corruption it should double or triple the salaries of government officials and servants, including the police officers FIRST. Then issue a "code of conduct" making it clear what practices are forbidden. Then enforce the regulation and start sacking if not jailing people acting in the old ways. THEN give out the "ratification" to the well performing cells and individuals. As it is, it looks like they are starting from the end, putting a lipstick on a dead body.