Thailand pays lip service to corruption problems with new museum
Image via the Museum of Thai Corruption.
By Thitipol Panyalimpanun-Sep 17, 2015
On September 6, Thailand celebrated the National Anti-Corruption Day for the fifth time as the country proceeds with its national agenda against corruption, having two months ago passed a new anti-graft law, under which the maximum penalty is capital punishment.General Prayuth Chan-ocha presided the opening of the brand new, ‘first of its kind’ Museum of Thai Corruption earlier this month. The public responded with excitement – but they don’t really need the museum.
In an interview with BK Magazine, Mana Nimitmongkol, the ACT’s secretary, suggested society should be reminded of the corrupt.
