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Air force vows zero tolerance for bribery in asphalt deals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/10/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has said it will not protect any of its logistics officers found to have been involved in bribery over two procurements of asphalt concrete pavers in 2019 and 2020.
Probe starts into Transport Ministry bribery exposed by US
Post Reporters, Published on 03/10/2024
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has set up a committee to investigate bribery of two ministry departments by the local unit of the multinational construction equipment firm Deere, as detailed in a case in the United States.
Deere faces bribery probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/09/2024
» The Transport Ministry will set up a committee to investigate a scandal in which the US-based agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere & Company allegedly paid bribes to obtain procurement contracts from the Department of Highways (DoH) and the Department of Rural Roads (DRR).
Air force 'bribe' on ministry radar now
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/09/2024
» Transnational bribery involving the military has been a chronic problem, but the latest claim remains unverified pending an investigation, said Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai in response to a recent allegation of kickbacks allegedly paid by a US company to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF).
More bribes to 'look into'
Postbag, Published on 15/09/2024
» Re: "NACC to probe bribes by Deere", (BP, Sept 14).
US firm settles Thai bribery case
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
Anti-graft body looking into Deere bribes
Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2024
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) says it is following up on bribery cases involving Thai officials exposed during a recent legal proceeding in the United States.
US equipment firm settles Thai bribery case
Published on 12/09/2024
» The US agricultural and construction equipment firm Deere has agreed to pay $10 million to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that its Thai subsidiary bribed state agencies to win business.
Lee embracing pressure as he chases historic hat-trick
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 12/05/2023
» It isn't very common to find your name in golf's history books alongside greats such as Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.
Tech giants, gatekeepers of the cloud
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/05/2022
» AWS, Microsoft and Google collectively made up 65% of global spend on cloud computing in Q1 2022, and their share is increasing year-on-year. At least two of these organisations have shut down users and companies they decided did not align with their ideologies. If you put your data on the cloud, it sits somewhere. In many cases, it's on the servers of these three companies who may or may not decide to cut you off without warning sometime in the future. It is also important to remember these three companies have servers across the globe and if a country decides to remove itself from the pack, it could take a peek at what you are storing there.