corruption
30 May 2023
Move Forward Party’s Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a party-list MP designate, has exposed a so-called ‘Easy Pass sticker’ scam involving trucks, and urges an end to this form of bribery.
4 Jan 2023
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) faces public outrage for commissioning a private company to build a 1 million USD sign to change the name of its central station. An investigation is underway and suspicious dealings have been questioned.
12 Oct 2021
In a One Channel News interview, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said that Phitcha-on (formerly Jarinya) Kiatlaphanachai, the former Director of TAT’s New York office, and Monthira Prakhongphan, the office’s former Deputy Director, have been found guilty of using stolen documents to claim unwarranted reimbursements.
8 Oct 2021
In August 2020, two Thai residents in the United States filed complaints with the local police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against the former Director and Deputy Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) New York office over using stolen identity documents to falsely claim reimbursements.
15 Jun 2021
The Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand (ACT) says that the government has withdrawn a controversial Official Information Bill from the Cabinet for reconsideration.
22 Apr 2021
The Cabinet has approved a major amendment to the 24-year-old Official Information Act. While some flaws have been fixed, there is a new, huge loophole that allows the authorities more excuse not to disclose information to the public and even criminalizes disclosure.
23 Jun 2020
A military court has granted 50,000 baht bail for a former army sergeant who publicly exposed corruption within his division and suffered retaliation.
13 Jun 2020
An Army sergeant has spoken out after finding himself involved in military corruption and has received a questionable lengthy punishment for his pains. Military reform, civilian control and systematic external monitoring are needed to shed light on an uncomfortable truth within the Thai military.
27 Jan 2020
Thailand has been ranked 101st of 180 countries on Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), dropping from 99 in 2018 and 96 in 2017.
8 Jan 2018
A small tornado bursts through the door of the meeting room. And stops dead in its tracks.
‘Where is everyone?’
‘Sir?’
‘Why is there no one here? There’s supposed to be a meeting.’
‘Quite so, sir.’
‘I rushed like mad to get here on time and look, by my watch I am in fact a bit late.’
‘Late, sir? But the meeting isn’t scheduled to start for another quarter of an hour.’
‘What are you talking about? Look here, my watch says I’m ten min- Oh. Two hours and ten minutes late.’
25 Aug 2017
The Supreme Court has sentenced a former Commerce Minister in the Yingluck government to 42 years in prison for corruption over rice export deals.
On 25 August 2017, the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions sentenced Boonsong Teriyapirom, a Commerce Minister in the Yingluck administration, to 42 years in prison while Poom Sarapol, his former deputy, received 36 years.
18 Jul 2017
Social media has exploded in indignation over news that a naval college field trip to Japan was marked more by onsen springs and skiing than training and development.
The corruption watchdog group Watchdog ACT has revealed details of a trip to Japan taken by a class of the Royal Thai Naval Command and Staff College which was sanctioned by the Naval Education Department. A significant portion of the itinerary appears to bear no relevance to the trip’s formal purpose of ‘observing work’.
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