webfact Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thailand slips in global corruption survey BANGKOK: -- Corruption in Thailand remains rampant with global corruption survey revealing that the country falling from 88th in 2012 to 102nd this year. Transparency Thailand secretary-general Juree Vichitvadakan said that Thailand now ranked 102nd out of 177 countries with a score of 35 out of 100 for transparency in the Corruption Perception Index for 2013 that was released Tuesday.In 2012, Thailand ranked 88th but fell 14 spots this year to 102.She said Thailand now was par with Ecuador, Moldova, and Panama.Transparency International based the findings on opinions polls from 13 pollsters. Only 54 countries received a score higher than 50.Thailand was ranked 16th out of 28 countries in the Asia-Pacific region with Singapore obtaining the highest score of 86.Singapore was also on the list of the world’s top five countries with low corruption levels, she said.Transparency International, which published the list, said the Corruption Index “ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.”It collates expert views on the problem from bodies such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, Economists Intelligence Unit, Bertelsmann Foundation, Freedom House, and other groups.It then ranks countries on a scale of 0-100, where 0 means a country’s public sector is considered highly corrupt and 100 means it is regarded as very clean.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thailand-slips-global-corruption-survey/-- Thai PBS 2013-12-04 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rubl Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post longway Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Behind the Philippines these days. Embarrassing! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CWMcMurray Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption May want to re-read the article... Thailand fell 14 places... Meaning it is much more corrupt vs last year ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/526975/20131203/transparency-international-s-corruption-perception-index-2013.htm#.Up7Cq-JHmZQ Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index of 2013 has listed Australia as among the 'big decliners' from 85 in 2012 to 81 in 2013 Edited December 4, 2013 by thailiketoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobo4819 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I usually think it can't get much worse in the area of corruption, but I suppose there is always room for deterioration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaidDown Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Yes, more corrupt, but here a bigger number is usually considered better, whether tourist arrival numbers, Km/h or even volume control settings. So guess the goal is number 177. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rubl Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption May want to re-read the article... Thailand fell 14 places... Meaning it is much more corrupt vs last year ... You mean climbing from 88 to 102 is not an improvement 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) PM Yingluck did say she wanted to be judged on results and this is not a good one. B - (See me later). Edited December 4, 2013 by bigbamboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CWMcMurray Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Not when the goal is to be number 1 (e.g. The least corrupt ) For example... Singapore is number 5 in the world Thailand was 88 and is now 102... So this is worse not better... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anon7867763 Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption May want to re-read the article... Thailand fell 14 places... Meaning it is much more corrupt vs last year ... I think it was a sarcastic comment 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRSoul Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Is anybody surprised? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Is anybody surprised? Percent wise it's score fell much less than Australia. So good on ya Thai mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotsak Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Like we need a survey for these kind of things :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Roadman Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption Jeez Rubi! Do you think it is easy work getting all the family, cousies, in-laws and lackeys into place so that the system is being fully milked. Bloody hard work. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Wasn't this a story from earlier this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GaoYuk Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) Edited December 4, 2013 by GaoYuk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nickymaster Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption Yep. Or in other words, I am not a puppet of my brother, people should judge me on my performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nickymaster Posted December 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2013 And Thaksin's eternal friend Hun Sen is the winner. Cambodia here we come! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 "Corruption in Thailand remains rampant with global corruption survey revealing that the country falling from 88th in 2012 to 102nd this year." Now, when a government official declares that Thailand is reducing its corruption, one can point to its standing in ASEAN and respond with its ranking: 555555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) And Thaksin's eternal friend Hun Sen is the winner. Cambodia here we come! "Poo, stop it...... this is supposed to be serious!" Edited December 4, 2013 by bigbamboo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easybullet3 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 i think this list should be re-titled: countries not so good at covering up their corruption.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Just give her another 6 months! Poor lass, completely clueless about reality and really seems to believe she can simply say anything, anytime and people will believe it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggold Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption It would seem the percentage of skimming = the percentage of transparency 30-35%! Possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimat Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 You know you're an extremely corrupt country when you are ranked as more corrupt than the PI! Behind the Philippines these days. Embarrassing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimat Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Droll, hilarious, and sadly probably too true, credit will be claimed for improvement despite the facts, SOP for this regime. Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimat Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Gee, I wonder, was it the vast amounts of money "spent" on the Rice Pledging Scheme, Water Management, normal day to day business, or all of the above, that was reflected in the new "even more corrupt than ever" rating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Red supporters might like to note that on the graph it started to improve when Abhisit was in office then took off skyward when Yingluck took over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Now waiting for a speech from PM Yingluck stating the improved ranking was a result of all the hard work she and her government had put into corruption May want to re-read the article... Thailand fell 14 places... Meaning it is much more corrupt vs last year ... You are correct Thailand is more corrupt than last year. Last year they were in a 5 way tie for 88. with out all the ties they might have been 102 then also. However the reason they are more corrupt this year is that they fell from a score last year of 37 to one of 35 this year. There rating in the world has nothing to do with their being more corrupt this year. Yingluck ably assisted by her brother and the red shirts have done it all by them selves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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