webfact Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 How does Thailand rank globally for corruption?by STAFF WRITERFeatured image is by torbus and used under a Creative Commons licenceBANGKOK: -- This morning saw the publication of the Corruptions Perception Index 2015 by Transparency International, the leading civil society organisation aiming to tackle worldwide corruption.168 countries were ranked from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean); over 60 percent of the countries ranked scored below 50, demonstrating the widespread nature of global corruption.Thailand scored 38 points and was ranked in 76th position globally, just making it into the top 50 percent of countries. Although its level of corruption is certainly not the worst seen globally, the Kingdom’s score suggests corruption among public institutions and employees is still common.Thailand scored 38 points in 2014 as well, showing no change.Top scores were generally handed out to Scandinavian countries and New Zealand with Denmark taking the top spot for the second year running.North Korea and Somalia were judged the world’s most corrupt countries, with both nations scoring just 8 points apiece.While countries like Greece, Senegal and the UK improved their scores year-on-year, Libya, Australia, Spain, Brazil and Turkey have all witnessed significant declines in their corruption scores over the last four years of the index.Here’s how the rest of Southeast Asia ranked:Full story: http://whatsonsukhumvit.com/how-does-thailand-rank-globally-for-corruption/-- (c) What's on Sukhumvit 2016-01-267 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 So no change. Sack the D.S.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Corruption is a definite problem. Hurts the poor the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A defamation suit anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 https://www.transparency.org/country/#THA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thailand scored 38 points and was ranked in 76th position globally, just making it into the top 50 percent of countries. Although its level of corruption is certainly not the worst seen globally, the Kingdoms score suggests corruption among public institutions and employees is still common. If I were Thailand I would protest, how will they ever become the hub of corruption with an anemic score like this, and no change from last year. Go Thailand Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Great to see thailand is still aiming high …they will get into the top 10 whatever it costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacky54 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 How can it possibly be measured when so much is hidden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well done for not getting worse. You are still ranked second in all of ASEAN, after Singapore. For those who says the grass is greener in other parts of Indochina, think again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Tough competition from the Stans and African countries, but solidly grinding it's way to #1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I wonder how much was in the brown paper bag to even achieve that result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I wonder how much was in the brown paper bag to even achieve that result.Based on opinions of experts and businessmen. Of course they are squeaky clean around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 just making it into the top 50% of corrupt countries by 26 positions, what a joke this is, they are in the very bottom half of most corrupt countries and they try to make out they are still not that bad, seems face is everything. Maybe some one should point out to the idiot that wrote this that being in the last 25 positions isnt being almost in the better countries, its being well and truly in the more corrupt ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thailand scored 38 points in 2014 as well, showing no change. Showing that the present government has no intention of reducing corruption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well done for not getting worse. You are still ranked second in all of ASEAN, after Singapore. For those who says the grass is greener in other parts of Indochina, think again. Also behind Malaysia. But, given the recent news on the Malaysian PM, Najib, receiving $681m direct into his bank account as a 'donation/gift' seems to suggest that these ranking should be taken with a bucket load of salt. OK, apparently he did return $620m (yeah, right!) but no concern from the Malaysian AG about the $61m balance http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/26/malaysian-pm-najib-razak-cleared-corruption-gift-saudi-royals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Thailand must be in the top ten or is that the poll on stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selftaopath Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Corruption is a definite problem. Hurts the poor the most. CORRECT, but do you think people in charge care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdoglover Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Despite the stated mission of the current government to introduce strong reforms, I see very little evidence. Two iterations of commmittees, and still only promises of "real soon". The prospect of improving in these rankings seems very low. I connect corruption with the state of the Thai press and libel laws. Reporting of corruption is discouraged and punished. The case of Rajaphakti Park is an example of how Thai institutions work to suppress bad news. Are other countries just as bad? Without doubt. But this is hardly a justification. Mega projects are being accelerated (supposedly). Transparency is a fiction. There are fortunes to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 When I went to school 76 out of 168 countries was 10% less than 50% The ratio is significantly less again if you consider the other 25-30 countries not included in the survey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I wonder how much was in the brown paper bag to even achieve that result. It was NOT a brown paper bag! How DARE you defame "them" this way! It was truckloads. Nah. It was CONVOYS of cash to get this result. Edited January 27, 2016 by jaywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calach Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 They didn't bribe Transparency International well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useronthenet Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Corruption is in every country, just in Thailand it's more open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 good. for a minute there, i thought i was going to be held TRULY responsible for my driving in Thailand. nice to know I still have a out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 How can it possibly be measured when so much is hidden? That's why it's called the "Corruption Perception Index". Corrupt officials don't keep books that are open to the public, so Transparency International uses feedback from people doing business in the countries. It's not ideal, but no one has come up with a better measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well done for not getting worse. You are still ranked second in all of ASEAN, after Singapore. For those who says the grass is greener in other parts of Indochina, think again. Thailand is ranked third in ASEAN, well behind Singapore and Malaysia, and only a little ahead of the Philippines and Vietnam. Hardly a thing be proud of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 From the full article: "Top performers share the following characteristics: High levels of press freedom Public access to budgetary information Integrity among those in power Independent judiciaries that don’t differentiate between rich and poor" So, how many of these characteristics are included in the reforms that have been promised for so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 "Although its level of corruption is certainly not the worst seen globally, the Kingdom’s score suggests corruption among public institutions and employees is still common." No sh1t, Sherlock?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 So no change. Sack the D.S.I. Sack the basic cops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 From the full article: "Top performers share the following characteristics: High levels of press freedom Public access to budgetary information Integrity among those in power Independent judiciaries that don’t differentiate between rich and poor" So, how many of these characteristics are included in the reforms that have been promised for so long? No doubt many. Being realistic it will take a very long time to achieve a serious reduction. Little doubt that the super corrupt know very well how to hide their ass and will keep their attitude that they are untouchable until the axe starts to fall much more frequently, and even then there's a strong chance they will just develop others ways to get their fingers in the pie. It's gunna take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 so a score of 0-100. 100 being a easy number. perfect score is 100%. am i right? Thailand's score is 38. 38% of 100 is 38. so that means they are 62% down from the top of the list. or just 4.67% above the lower third. but what percentage of the people inside the different countries are corrupt? thinkin' Thailand would be near the top of that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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