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Thailand scores poorly in corruption ranking
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2026
» The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Thai citizenship-for-sale ring busted in Chiang Mai
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2026
» Six officials have been arrested in Chiang Mai for allegedly falsifying permanent residency documents to grant Thai nationality to foreigners, mostly Chinese.
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.
School directors jailed over bribes
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/04/2024
» The former director and deputy director of Samsenwittayalai School have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison for taking bribes from six parents in exchange for enrolling their children in 2017.
30 cops suspected over illegal gambling sites
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/03/2024
» Almost 30 police officers may be involved in a bribery case tied to an illegally operated online gambling network, according to a team of lawyers representing deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn.
Anutin confident Chada can root out mafia links
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/09/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday expressed confidence in the ability of his deputy, Chada Thaiset, to tackle mafia-style gangs.
Police chief seeks bribe claim truth
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2023
» The national police chief has ordered highway police to investigate claims that drivers of overloaded lorries are not being arrested because they display special bribe-paid stickers.
Policemen who stopped Taiwanese actress face bribery charges
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/02/2023
» Six policemen at Huai Khwang station face the charges of taking bribes in connection with alleged extortion of a Taiwanese actress's group at a checkpoint on Jan 4.
Tourists extorted by police safe from prosecution for bribery
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/02/2023
» Tourists extorted by police will be safe from prosecution even though they paid a bribe, including holidaying Taiwanese actress Charlene An, a senior Bangkok police officer said on Wednesday.
11 immigration police, officials arrested on bribery charges
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/09/2022
» Eleven government officials, including six immigration police, have been arrested and charged for allegedly taking bribes.