Tag: Corruption
Samsung Chief Arrested Amid Investigation Into South Korean Corruption Scandal
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Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y. Lee) has been arrested amid allegations of being involved in the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of [Read More…]
THAI staff asks PM to probe “policy corruption” in airline
A group of employees of Thai Airways International Plc gathered at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Sunday morning to demand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to use [Read More…]
Thai Government unfazed by lower ranking in corruption index
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BANGKOK, 29th January 2017 (NNT) – The Thai government is not perturbed about the recently-released 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) which ranks Thailand at number [Read More…]
Corruption Perceptions Index for Thailand declines
BANGKOK, 27 January 2017 (NNT) – Transparency International has downgraded Thailand from the 76th country on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) to the 101st for [Read More…]
Asia’s Corruption Detailed in New Index
In what looks like a race to the bottom, North Korea is ranked as the most corrupt country in Asia with the closed communist nation [Read More…]
New charter to impose harsh penalties on corrupt politicians
BANGKOK, 25 November 2016 (NNT) – Politicians guilty of corruption will face harsher penalties as the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) is preparing to include life [Read More…]
PM says Thailand will be corruption-free in 20 years
BANGKOK, 12 September 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government will not intervene in the Thai justice system, while urging everyone [Read More…]
Governor Sukhumbhand risks suspension in corruption case
BANGKOK GOVERNOR MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra risks suspension while his corruption case is reviewed by the Centre for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC). “Our probe has found grounds [Read More…]