Kirk Gillock
Rebel with a cause
A few years ago Thailand started the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) to help fight corruption and improve their global image. ...Or atleast give the "illusion" that they were trying.
Today 9 of the NCCC commissioners were found guilty of being corrupt. (Insert irony here.)
Read the Article
Strangely enough its not big news here. Maybe because the Prime Minister is the richest man in Thailand and owns one of the largest tv networks and newspapers. Bad news about the government rarely gets coverage.
Imagine if George Bush owned CNN and the Washington Post. Is that even allowed in the US?
-pk
Today 9 of the NCCC commissioners were found guilty of being corrupt. (Insert irony here.)
Read the Article
Strangely enough its not big news here. Maybe because the Prime Minister is the richest man in Thailand and owns one of the largest tv networks and newspapers. Bad news about the government rarely gets coverage.
Imagine if George Bush owned CNN and the Washington Post. Is that even allowed in the US?
-pk