The Office of the Public Sector Anti Corruption Commission (PACC) has warned that it is cracking down on illegal imports of luxury cars, encroachment on coastal area land, and bogus loan deals in connection with the Ua Arthorn housing project. “The PACC will root out graft violations via the crackdown on the three major targets,” […]
BANGKOK, 2 January 2012 (NNT) – A Suan Dusit poll shows Thai people are concerned over corruption the most when it comes to politics; however, they believe this year’s economy will be better than last year. The poll was conducted by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University from 20-31 December 2011 with 2,114 Thai people nationwide on […]
BANGKOK, Dec 1 — Thailand ranks 80th among 183 countries worldwide listed in the 2011 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International, two steps lower from last year’s ranking, according to Transparency Thailand Secretary-General Juree Vichit-Vadakan. Thailand placed 78th among 178 countries last year. Read more: MCOT
A Philippine regional court has issued an arrest warrant for former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on charges of election fraud. This came hours after the Philippine Supreme Court found — for the second time this week — that the government could not prohibit her from leaving the country, because no charges had been filed […]
BANGKOK, 25 September 2011 (NNT) – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra vowed to fight against corruption this morning in an anti-corruption campaign which took place at Lumpini Park with many important political figures joining the bandwagon. Participating in this event was also Opposition leader Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Commerce Minister Mr. Kittirat Na Ranong, the National […]
BANGKOK, 28 August 2011 (NNT) – Self-exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has left Japan and is now in Macao. Mr Thaksin had met Japanese senior officials and visited the tsunami and quake-hit areas. During his interview with Kyodo News before leaving Japan, he denied reports of any plan to visit Cambodia. The former premier […]
The chief of the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has confirmed MP Chuvit Kamolvisit’s claim that senior police officers own a big illegal casino in the heart of Bangkok. PACC secretary-general Ampol Wongsiri on Thursday confirmed that his staff had found the casino on Ratchadaphisek 18 Road in Bangkok. He said it was […]
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – Thailand’s National Counter-Corruption Commission (NCCC) has found sufficient grounds to believe that former Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) chief Juthamas Siriwan received money in a film festival bribery case involving an American couple. NCCC Commissioner Klanarong Chantik said Wednesday that the anti-graft body endorsed the findings of its subcommittee that Mrs […]
