PM Prayut To Introduce Cost System To Tackle Corruption Efficiently

BANGKOK : Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha reiterated  his government's strong determination to rid corruption off the Thai societies  with call for all people to help.
 

He introduced Cost which he said will be an effective tool to tackle corruption.

He also revealed that a national anti- corruption commission will be set up to tackle the problem in both public and private sectors.

Speaking on his weekly television programme, Gen Prayut pointed out how corruption will ruin the country as a whole, and stressed the reason why his military-led regime had brought in the system to improve the transparency of procurement by state enterprises.

He said corruption is the source of all problems that are undermining the country’s development, reputation and faith.

He then said he would introduce Cost or construction sector transparency system in all government projects, reasoning that it could ensure transparency and prevent corruption.

He said he planned to apply CoST first with the second phase expansion of the Suvarnabhumi airport as a pilot project, before extending to all projects.

But he said prevention could be achieved efficiently only that it was cooperated by all parties.

He said the national anti-corruption commission will draw representatives from all sectors to take part and will tackle  the problem both in public and private sectors.

The committee is aimed at prevention rather than suppression, he said and assures that it will not overlap with the work of other existing graft busting organisations.

It will only enhance their work, he said.

He explained further that the Cost system emphasised on the disclosure of construction information of large-scale projects  which will make them  in accordance with global standards.

He said without disclosure of information,  accusations – both factual and false – will keep being thrown back and forth between accusers and the accused.

Cost system will  reduce the channels available for those in authority for personal gain and will  boost the efficiency of the civil sector’s regulatory and inspection procedures, he assured.