News Forum - Stealing from the Red Cross – How low can Thailand’s corrupt officials go?

[Thaiger]

Two local administration officials in Chon Buri’s Sattahip district were arrested on Friday accused of taking bribes. Barely a day, or perhaps even an hour, goes by in Thailand at this time without accusations of corruption and bribe taking against the police or government officials. In this case, the two Sattahip officials demanded that a guesthouse operator make a fake donation to the Red Cross before issuing his hotel with a license to operate. The manager of Pool Villa Guesthouse had previously lodged a complaint with the local police anti-corruption division. In his deposition the hotelier claimed that when he […]

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[palooka]

 

How low can Thailand’s corrupt officials go?

Get an excavator and dig down about 20 metres and you'll nearly be there.

 

[Ramanathan.P]

Looks like different levels have different values...

[Huckster]

is it me? Or does this story have noting to do with stealing from the Red Cross?
Just clickbait for (yet another) a bribery story....

[ChrisS]

Another day another story of corruption in public office, when will Thais acknowledge that corruption is the norm in the 'land of smiles' and NOT the exception.