News Forum - Corruption investigation leaves some Thai immigration officials in hot water over helping Chinese businessmen

[Thaiger]

A corruption investigation has left some Thai immigration officials in hot water over their alleged involvement in helping Chinese businessmen. Senior Immigration Bureau investigators say they found clear evidence that some officers are helping foreign criminals by serving as owners of foundations that provided visas to Chinese nationals. According to the Bangkok Post, one of …

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[Ramanathan.P]

Anyway...let us wait and see how many top brass are being charged.....which I doubt. In any corrupt system the cable runs from the root cap till the top of the tree. 

[Skip]

The Thai national pastime... investigate corruption... not that there will ever be an end to it.

[HiuMak]

I once was approached by some local Thais while I queue for immigration to enter Thailand. He brought me ahead of the queue to a particular immigration officer for just 50Baht. I was in a rush so why not as I would be stuck in the queue for hours. Hence not surprise there are these arrangements.

[Metoo]

Great segment on Aljazeera yesterday about how corrupt Thailand is