News Forum - Local government under fire again for shady street lamp purchases

[Thaiger]

An anti-corruption watchdog group is once again calling out a local government organisation for another purchase of expensive street lamps in Thailand. Many have accused a local administrative organisation in Samut Prakan, the next province just south east of Bangkok, of overpaying for the solar-powered lamps adorned with kinnaree figures of a mythical half-bird, half-woman, painted gold. Hundreds of the decorative lamp posts have been placed throughout Samut Prakan’s Racha Thewa area. Some placed along streets that still need to be developed. One photo shared in the media shows the lamp post lined along a street so flooded that it […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

speeding up its investigation

Until they've got a slice of the cake.

[HolyCowCm]

Come on. How do they expect good honest corruption to prevail if these rich regime elite or a-rse kissers in control keep on butting in on their rewards.

[Graham]

What are they keeping a watch on the purchase for, to see if they can get a cut of the profits that are obviously getting made, so much for Uncle Tu stamping out corruption. 

TIT.

[Cabra]

Shady lamps