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Thai netizens have slammed government officials in the central province of Pathum Thani for wasting taxes on a pointless trip to Phang Nga and Phuket. Government officials from the Mueng Tha Khlong District were supposed to be taking part in a working seminar to develop women’s potential in Phang Nga, and Phuket, from June 23 – 26. But the non-profit organization, Anti-Corruption of Thailand, criticised the government on its Facebook page, ปฏิบัติการหมาเฝ้าบ้าน, saying they used the 490,000 baht trip as a holiday. The pictures posted on the non-profit organisation’s Facebook page were taken from the Facebook accounts of the seminar participants. […]

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21 hours ago, gazmo16 said:

And so is taking a freebie at the taxpayers expense !

how much did he participants have to pay towards this works "holiday"

What's wrong with a little team bonding. Better off in someone else's pocket.

when the average Bangkok worker erns around 331 baht a day (according to the Thaiger yesterday) then 480000 baht for a 3 day seminar is a real waste of local tax money . They should be asking how many hours did the seminar last if there was time for sight seeing as well and travelling to and from the seminar. 

Maybe the province would like to purchase some of those fancy streetlights at 90K each while they are wasting other peoples cash. 

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