News Forum - Chadchart’s commitment to purging the metropolis of corruption

[Thaiger]

Newly elected governor Chadchart Sittipunt revealed he plans to stamp out corruption as part of his flagship “Bangkok’s Nine Good” policy. Corruption in Thailand has been a national issue for decades. The kingdom is ranked 110th out of 180 countries evaluated in Transparency International‘s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index. The index examines public sector corruption, countries whose public sectors are perceived to be more corrupt receive a higher ranking. Global Corruption Barometer 2020 reported that 24% of the respondents in Thailand paid a bribe for public services, 27% used personal connections for public services, and 28% were offered bribe for their votes in […]

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[Fanta]

Commitment to fail. This guy will be neck deep in manufactured or real scandals focused on him before he knows what’s hit him. For his sake I hope he is celibate, incredibly rich and live streams his life. 

[Grumpish]

A worthy aim - but doomed to failure in a country where corruption and nepotism are seen as a normal part of everyday business. Thailand ranks at 110 out of 180 countries in the corruption stakes, and is getting worse.

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-2021-corruption-standing-drops-six-places-to-110th-out-of-180-countries/

[Soidog]

Everyone deserves a chance. So let’s see how he gets in shall we. Anyone taking any bets he will succeed ? 

[Fanta]

26 minutes ago, Soidog said:

Everyone deserves a chance. So let’s see how he gets in shall we. Anyone taking any bets he will succeed ? 

There must be. There is one born every day.