NACC to launch publicity campaign on corruption problem

[Lite Beer]

NACC to launch publicity campaign on corruption problem

BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission will hold an exhibition on Monday at its head office on Phitsanuloke road to educate members of the public about the various tricks of corruption and the history of anti-corruption efforts and organistions established to deal with this social scourge.

A panel discussion, entitled “It is Enough for Corruption”, will be held at the NACC head office. Participants of the discussion include NACC member Vicha Mahakhun, Prime Minister’s Office permanent secretary M.L. Panadda Diskul and Dr Mana Nimitmongkol, director an anti-corruption organization.

A museum which will serve as the learning centre about corruption will also be set up. So anyone who wants to know anything about corruption can come to the museum or visit its website.

The NACC will also unveil a pickup truck painted with anti-corruption messages on Monday. The truck will cruise the streets in Bangkok as part of a publicity campaign to arouse public awareness about the corruption problem and how the public can or should do to cope with the problem.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/nacc-launch-publicity-campaign-corruption-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nacc-launch-publicity-campaign-corruption-problem

-- (c) Copyright AFP 2014-08-15

[rubl]

A minor step, but at least it is a step in the right direction.

'education, education, education'

[EricBerg]

Try to put it in a tv show (tv = television). Make it digestable for the people and broadcast it in prime time. Put up a website with the contents and backlink it all over the place. Thus reach more people. There's more effective education.

[Crazy chef 1]

they don't need to build a museum for it-just use the local police stations though everybody in every city can enjoy it.

[alant]

does it show the priority placed on corruption when the activities to combat it are restricted to a bit of Bangkok?

[NongKhaiKid]

Depending on how it was translated the discussion title isnt the most ideal.

" It is enough for corruption " is way off the mark as it's never enough for corruption.

[NongKhaiKid]

Try to put it in a tv show (tv = television). Make it digestable for the people and broadcast it in prime time. Put up a website with the contents and backlink it all over the place. Thus reach more people. There's more effective education.

If the tv show was in the form of a soap opera there would be a guaranteed audience.

[bristolgeoff]

To show them how they want it done properly so the tea money still flows

[EricBerg]

Try to put it in a tv show (tv = television). Make it digestable for the people and broadcast it in prime time. Put up a website with the contents and backlink it all over the place. Thus reach more people. There's more effective education.

If the tv show was in the form of a soap opera there would be a guaranteed audience.

Yes, dramatise it. Show the hardship of the poor farmer who was driven into the claws of the loansharks by the corrupt officials. And show the noble lone ranger policeman who fights corruption in his department being setup to a shootout with a drugsgang without backup. Show how he is shot through the eye but survives miraculously. And then show the new guy riding in on a white tank crushing heaps and heaps of corrupy thugs and rescueing the nation.

That will stimulate the masses to stand up and speak out against the bad folk.

[FireMedic]

How about they just give a reward for filming or cctv of people coming to collect money, or taking money, or anything else....that would work and they wouldn't need a museum to showcase it.

[NongKhaiKid]

How about they just give a reward for filming or cctv of people coming to collect money, or taking money, or anything else....that would work and they wouldn't need a museum to showcase it.

I would say that sort of activity would be very hazardous to one's health, perhaps of a permanent nature.

Hopefully there can be a change in official attitudes from the time Chalerm defended a cop filmed collecting tea money.

[Christie Paul]

I think its one of the most interesting topics and least understood.

Singapore is case in point. It was once considered a very corrupt little country. And then it got all cleaned up. Now it has held as a model of an orderly society, relatively free of corruption.

Singapore is now a society in which one family, owns everything of any material or political value. And this it seems is something to aspire to.

[Bender]

so far a lot of talking and as usual.... no action at all! this is the oldest and biggest trick in this corrupted country!

[Koppar55]

Yes, agree that Singapore is a place for people who only complaning on this site about Thailand.

Please move there and enjoy the freedom in Singapore.

[Valentine]

Try to put it in a tv show (tv = television). Make it digestable for the people and broadcast it in prime time. Put up a website with the contents and backlink it all over the place. Thus reach more people. There's more effective education.

If the tv show was in the form of a soap opera there would be a guaranteed audience.

Yes, dramatise it. Show the hardship of the poor farmer who was driven into the claws of the loansharks by the corrupt officials. And show the noble lone ranger policeman who fights corruption in his department being setup to a shootout with a drugsgang without backup. Show how he is shot through the eye but survives miraculously. And then show the new guy riding in on a white tank crushing heaps and heaps of corrupy thugs and rescueing the nation.

That will stimulate the masses to stand up and speak out against the bad folk.

I have always thought including subtle education in the soaps to be the best way to get across social messages. It was tried in the 90s, intentional or not, with a series called Sarawat Yai, about an honest cop but it was taken off the air after only a couple of episodes.

[NongKhaiKid]

Try to put it in a tv show (tv = television). Make it digestable for the people and broadcast it in prime time. Put up a website with the contents and backlink it all over the place. Thus reach more people. There's more effective education.

If the tv show was in the form of a soap opera there would be a guaranteed audience.

Yes, dramatise it. Show the hardship of the poor farmer who was driven into the claws of the loansharks by the corrupt officials. And show the noble lone ranger policeman who fights corruption in his department being setup to a shootout with a drugsgang without backup. Show how he is shot through the eye but survives miraculously. And then show the new guy riding in on a white tank crushing heaps and heaps of corrupy thugs and rescueing the nation.

That will stimulate the masses to stand up and speak out against the bad folk.

I have always thought including subtle education in the soaps to be the best way to get across social messages. It was tried in the 90s, intentional or not, with a series called Sarawat Yai, about an honest cop but it was taken off the air after only a couple of episodes.

There's so many facetious comments that could be made but I'm interested to know if you can remember if any reason was given as to why the show was dropped so quickly.

[shawndoc]

does it show the priority placed on corruption when the activities to combat it are restricted to a bit of Bangkok?

Don't forget Phuket where they've been destroying illegal beach side businesses and buildings like crazy, and tearing down illegal tuktuk stands.

Corruption has been widespread and a part of Thai culture for decades. They aren't going to be able to end it overnight, but it is clear they are trying to clean up the worst of it. Whether they have the resources and determination to see it through remains another matter, and only time will tell.

Edited August 16, 2014 by shawndoc

[Pib]

So they are having a kickoff meeting in Bangkok, going to have a corruption museum in Bangkok, and drive a pickup truck with anti-corruption logos on it around Bangkok. Pretty lame start to attack corruption throughout Thailand. Sounds more like lip service.

They need to be blasting public service announcements/commercials over all the TV and radio channels (country-wide)...about every 30 minutes 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week for at least a year for starters.

[AJBangkok]

The reason why you never see a Thai tv show that has corrupt cops, politicians, or military is that they are not allowed to broadcast shows with that content. It's strictly censored.

[tracker1]

Wow a Museum of Corruption ! are they going to have wax figurines of the corrupt ones? Going to be 1 hell of a big museum

[jpeg]

I think its one of the most interesting topics and least understood.

Singapore is case in point. It was once considered a very corrupt little country. And then it got all cleaned up. Now it has held as a model of an orderly society, relatively free of corruption.

Singapore is now a society in which one family, owns everything of any material or political value. And this it seems is something to aspire to.

Singapore jails offenders, Thailand, doesn't.

[ginjag]

The reason why you never see a Thai tv show that has corrupt cops, politicians, or military is that they are not allowed to broadcast shows with that content. It's strictly censored.

Always has been that way, but the anti army clan believe it is the army only that gags the media. Thaksin did it more than this army----sure I was here, you could not read English printed news here with anything that was anti Thaksin, some posters are not interested in that that has not to be mentioned.

[Thanet]

This all rings a bit hollow after seeing the military put all their cronies in charge of state enterprises and the NLA. Who's checking them, and with censored media how will we know if they are corrupt or not?

Nice to hear, but amounts to nothing more than window dressing.

[Chicken George]

A website for Thais where they can report corruption. Anonymously of course. Every post must have a report of action even if no action taken. Most Thais loathe corruption I mean the ones trying to make an honest living and the ones without enough money to be corrupt.

[jpeg]

So they are having a kickoff meeting in Bangkok, going to have a corruption museum in Bangkok, and drive a pickup truck with anti-corruption logos on it around Bangkok. Pretty lame start to attack corruption throughout Thailand. Sounds more like lip service.

They need to be blasting public service announcements/commercials over all the TV and radio channels (country-wide)...about every 30 minutes 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week for at least a year for starters.

There's never been a Thai I know who, from every single walk of life, who is NOT already well aware of how things get done here. This is simply a lame attempt at 'look, we're doing something about it'. Pathetic.

[Jim walker]

Teach the children at school that stealing any type of theft is very bad and everyone hates thieves as they are very bad people especial ones who steal money.

[noitom]

This is preposterous. It's a roadmap for the crooks to cover their tracks. They should start hauling off Thai Mr. Bigs in handcuffs in front of TV cameras. That's the only wake up call that any Thai would take seriously. This "event" and exhibition is a joke with the "pickup truck" painted over.

[Thanet]

The reason why you never see a Thai tv show that has corrupt cops, politicians, or military is that they are not allowed to broadcast shows with that content. It's strictly censored.

Always has been that way, but the anti army clan believe it is the army only that gags the media. Thaksin did it more than this army----sure I was here, you could not read English printed news here with anything that was anti Thaksin, some posters are not interested in that that has not to be mentioned.

"Thaksin did it more than the army" Another example of the falsehoods and utter nonsense upon which you futilely try to build arguments.

Thaksin pulled advertising contracts from media outlets that criticised him, raising the ire of Sonthi L and the like, but he did not censor the media outright like the bunch who are in power now. Nor did he outlaw criticism in the way that we see now.

After all, we still got to read about Thaksin's wrongdoings while he was in power. I know I did. Quite unlike military governments in the past, where people only got to read about their wrongdoings after they had left office.

But then again, you refuse to read history.

Keep watching the happy channel.

[jpeg]

does it show the priority placed on corruption when the activities to combat it are restricted to a bit of Bangkok?

Don't forget Phuket where they've been destroying illegal beach side businesses and buildings like crazy, and tearing down illegal tuktuk stands.

Corruption has been widespread and a part of Thai culture for decades. They aren't going to be able to end it overnight, but it is clear they are trying to clean up the worst of it. Whether they have the resources and determination to see it through remains another matter, and only time will tell.

Well yes! Corrupt judiciary/police yet not one prison term after a handful of arrests (heard the mayor of Karon is back home), and the dive company extorting police dodged the bullet on a court trial (ha! for that one). Tuk tuks/taxis still operating the same. But hey! Least a few beaches were cleared of sun loungers and small scale restaurants. Good to know they're getting their priorities right.

[Christie Paul]

It's easy to get the masses to clamour for a crackdown on corruption. We can all see the injustice, the inefficiency and the problems it causes.

But one must be very careful....

Low level corruption diffuses and disempowers high level corruption. Take away low level corruption and high level corruption (often legal, but not lawful) can operate with impunity and greater efficiency.

Thailand is a signatory to the UN Charter of Human Rights, UCC, versions of Napoleonic Law and several others. These principles of real law - not just rules and regulations with the force of law (not law), and are often in breach of law, need to be addressed. There can be no inconsistencies.

If one is going to authentically reduce corruption, then one must start with treaties and rule of law. Authorities the world over generally don't want to do this. It encroaches on their illegitimate primacy. One set of rules for the elite and another for the rest.

Crackdowns on corruption might look good - but all too often they merely consolidate and augment a more pervasive corruption.

So perhaps before we cheer too loudly at the exposure of an under paid cop grafting 100 baht - we should consider how basic human rights, protected by treaties and the highest laws of the land, for so many people are routinely eviscerated. Addressing this would signify an authentic attempt to create a more just, orderly and fair society. A genuine crackdown on corruption and not some populist dog and pony show.