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Painful rice-pledging memories
Oped, Published on 29/05/2025
» The Supreme Administrative Court ruling ordering former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to compensate the state for damages caused by her government's rice-pledging scheme between 2011 and 2014 -- amounting to tens of billions of baht -- has reawakened painful memories for me as I worked as a commissioner at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) more than a decade ago.
NACC takes aim at transnational cases
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/02/2017
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday set up a steering committee to accelerate the handling of transnational graft cases.
Questions raised over Diageo
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2017
» Former national anti-graft commissioner Medhi Krongkaew raised questions Monday over the slow progress of the investigation into alleged bribery payments made by a British alcoholic beverage giant to Thai officials in 2011.
Cropping reliance on subsidies
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 10/11/2014
» The old saying "when you put the first button on wrong, the following buttons and the whole shirt will be wrong" seems to be the best way to describe the Yingluck Shinawatra government's rice-pledging scheme that has caused the country a very high price. In fact, it is the biggest loss of government subsidies in Thailand's history.
Broader vision urged for NACC
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/04/2014
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will train its staff in law and economics to help them assess the damaging effects of corruption in a broader sense.
Row over new NACC member
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/10/2012
» The senate has agreed to the nomination of Pol Gen Sathaporn Laothong as a new member of the National Anti-Corruption Commission amid protests over his qualifications.
NACC plans flood project monitoring
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 20/07/2012
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will closely monitor implementation of the government's multi-billion-baht flood prevention projects.
Farming for a new generation
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/07/2012
» With goal of raising farm productivity 52 times to 259,000 baht per rai, sparking a new interest in farming as a career is the aim of this project.
No more charges on True-CAT deal_NACC
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/05/2012
» An investigative committee set up by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) yesterday declined to consider more charges in the 3G network deal between True Corp and CAT Telecom.
Auditors up in arms over stubborn True
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/05/2012
» Internal auditors from CAT Telecom are crying foul over True Corporation's policy of blocking them from examining True's management of third-generation mobile network operations under the 3G deal between the two parties.