NACC and Interior Ministry in coordinated move to stamp out and prevent corruption

[rooster59]

NACC and Interior Ministry in coordinated move to stamp out and prevent corruption

BANGKOK, 14 November 2015 (NNT) – Permanent Secretary for Interior Krisada Bunrat, together with National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Member Prasart Pongsiwapai, chaired a video-teleconference with their provincial officials nationwide, to reiterate the government’s strategy to stamp out corruption.

The anti-corruption drive is directed toward three major government projects worth approximately 39.7 billion baht aimed at urgently stimulating the grassroots economy. Those projects involve 3.2 billion baht to empower farmers and the poor’s community, 254 million baht to provide farmer’s cooperatives with agricultural machinery, and 36.3 billion baht to lift the living conditions of people at the tambon level. Related government units are entrusted to disburse the money for these programs in a speedy fashion. More than 118,400 programs have been set up by the Ministry of Interior in response to the policy.

The NACC and the Ministry of Interior are cooperating to prevent corruptive practices in the programs. The NACC has set guidelines for local NACC officials in each province to create awareness on these programs. Locals are encouraged to help monitor the various projects and inform officials of any suspicious practices. In addition, a team will be formed to monitor budget spending for these projects in each subdistrict, to ensure transparency and benefit for locals.

-- NNT 2015-11-14

[z42]

Here's an idea. Grow a pair and investigate, try and then jail those who engage in it regardless of who they are or who their cronies are.

And hey even consider confiscating a few assets also while they're rotting in jail.

[sotsira]

Stamp out corruption!

Now let me see, where do they start, at the top and work their way down,

or at the bottom and work their way up?

Either way, it would take at least a couple of generations to stop what is

engrained in to the Thai society.

[chainarong]

Here's an idea. Grow a pair and investigate, try and then jail those who engage in it regardless of who they are or who their cronies are.

And hey even consider confiscating a few assets also while they're rotting in jail.

The Only hic up to this little number is that the people pursuing could wake up dead in the morning or even just disappear

[Skywalker69]

Stamp out corruption!

Now let me see, where do they start, at the top and work their way down,

or at the bottom and work their way up?

Either way, it would take at least a couple of generations to stop what is

engrained in to the Thai society.

Even the longest trip starts with one step.

[rodknock]

Ha,Ha,Ha, the joke of the day.

excuse me of the week

wrong, of the month

again wrong of the year.

again i wish i could get it right, of the decade.

oh well the joke of infinity.

can and will never happen

[oldsailor35]

Its a good idea, not to be laughed at. But this government will never really begin to stamp out corruption until the PM can explain where all his wealth came from, but he refuses to do that.

[Lupatria]

…coordinated move to stamp out and prevent corruption.

Are they leaving the country?

[slapout]

They could start by setting aside the not guilty decision on unusual wealth that was given to the ex deputy minister of Education.There was no question he did not declare all assets as required, his civil servent salary and subsquent standard of living,certianly could not have paid for the construction of the house involved.

His peers voted in his favor using a loop hole, which required a unrealistic % of guilty votes recorded to convict the man. Those voting in his favor should be charged and brought to task for deralectation of moral and civic duty to protect the public assets/money

from the likes of these people.

If the PM is serious about cleaning up corruption, he has to go after every one who is or has been involved in these type of scams/skimming of funds, even if it means using the military courts system to break up this ''good old boy group /organization''..

[clockman]

Come back in another 20 years!

[GAZZPA]

Stamp out corruption!

Now let me see, where do they start, at the top and work their way down,

or at the bottom and work their way up?

Either way, it would take at least a couple of generations to stop what is

engrained in to the Thai society.

Even the longest trip starts with one step.

Yes but I suspect no body wants to take that first step into the crocodile pit.

[waldroj]

According to NNT, more than 118,400 programs have been set up by the Ministry of Interior in response to the policy. Which policy?

If there are 118,400 programs spread across the 7424 tambons and subdistricts in Bangkok, which equates to about 16 projects for each tambon/subdistrict in the country. Not really a large number of projects for each to administer and be responsible for the funds. However, the number of projects involved is obviously going to increase as one moves up through the different levels of government (and thus, the opportunity for skimming something off the top increases).

As for the government’s strategy to stamp out corruption. If, as suggested, a team will be formed to monitor budget spending in each subdistrict, then there is going to be over 7,400 of these teams to ensure transparency and benefit for locals. Not really much of a strategy to avoid corrupt practices!

In all the talk we hear about corruption in the Thai public sector, we just don’t seem to hear the right words. Things like ethics, code of conduct, checks and balances, auditing, financial practice, financial delegation, competitive tendering, full and open competition, fixed price contract, contract administration, value for money, past performance, performance bond, and so on.

So, instead of a strategy that will ‘stamp out’ corruption, might I suggest this strategy will ‘rubber stamp’ it!

[williamgeorgeallen]

Stamp out corruption!

Now let me see, where do they start, at the top and work their way down,

or at the bottom and work their way up?

Either way, it would take at least a couple of generations to stop what is

engrained in to the Thai society.

Even the longest trip starts with one step.

is it worth starting a journey that will never end? like many have said if they really wanted to stop it then there needs to be real jail terms. this in itself is almost impossible where people can buy their way out of going to jail.

[billd766]

Its a good idea, not to be laughed at. But this government will never really begin to stamp out corruption until the PM can explain where all his wealth came from, but he refuses to do that.

Change the boring record will you.

Your beloved (and so called persecuted) Yingluck did absolutely nothing towards stamping it out and neither did the many governments before hers.

Edited November 14, 2015 by billd766

[billd766]

Stamp out corruption!

Now let me see, where do they start, at the top and work their way down,

or at the bottom and work their way up?

Either way, it would take at least a couple of generations to stop what is

engrained in to the Thai society.

Even the longest trip starts with one step.

is it worth starting a journey that will never end? like many have said if they really wanted to stop it then there needs to be real jail terms. this in itself is almost impossible where people can buy their way out of going to jail.

Of course it is worth it.

The biggest problem will not be in finding corruption, but stamping it out to the full extent of the law without fear nor favour.

Edited November 14, 2015 by billd766

[springheeled jack]

I have talked about this subject before in order to stamp out corruption which I am afraid is a very big job simply because it is well entrenched and covering a very wide sphere will take a very long time to eradicate ,I wish the government all the luck in the world .

[Broken Record]

Stamp out corruption!

Now let me see, where do they start, at the top and work their way down,

or at the bottom and work their way up?

Either way, it would take at least a couple of generations to stop what is

engrained in to the Thai society.

Even the longest trip starts with one step.

is it worth starting a journey that will never end? like many have said if they really wanted to stop it then there needs to be real jail terms. this in itself is almost impossible where people can buy their way out of going to jail.

Of course it is worth it.

The biggest problem will not be in finding corruption, but stamping it out to the full extent of the law without fear nor favour.

But who is going to go after The PM, nobody, and the Police Chief, Nobody, these people cannot explain their immense fortunes, like the other Generals, but they are untouchable.

The only people that can do anything about the rampant blatant corruption in the armed forces and the Police will never do anything, because they need the Army and The Police to protect them from the Millions of poor people who have been fed BS since they were born, there is such an imbalance of wealth in Thailand the very few with immense wealth need protection from the huge percentage of the population who have nothing.

Hence the Medievil laws that are in place to stifle free speech.

The only people who will fall are those who are not in favor with the people on top of the heap, the rest will be fine, the rich will still be rich and the poor will remain poor with poor education and a fear of The Army and Police to keep them in their place, while the party goes on for the very few who have it all.

Edited November 15, 2015 by Broken Record