Chadchart vows to sweep away corruption in capital

Chadchart: Five 'quick-win' steps
Chadchart: Five ‘quick-win’ simple steps

Town Hall is looking to close graft loopholes by imposing five “quick-win” measures including barring officials through accepting gifts.

The new initiative was announced simply by Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Tuesday  at a press meeting held alongside representatives from the Anti-Corruption Business of Thailand (ACT).

Mister Chadchart said people tended not to rely on City Hall with regards to issues of visibility, so his group has been working with the ACT on ways to rein in and prevent malpractice, and have recommended five so-called “quick win” measures

The first step is to shorten the deadline day for issuing the licence to build a little house. This is aimed at preventing unscrupulous authorities from making standard excuses and demanding bribes to have the licence granted quickly.

Also, council officials at all levels will be prohibited from receiving gifts while Krungthep Thanakom, City Hall’s investment arm, will certainly sign on to become a person in the Private Sector Collective Action towards Corruption (CAC) and require its investing partners to be users as well.

In addition , all Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)-operated hospitals will have to pledge to end all assortment of commissions on the buys of medicinal items from pharmaceutical companies.

Just about all City Hall officials will have to sign a document acknowledging their own participation in the anti-corruption policy.

Mr Chadchart stated the measures were proposed by the Behave as it urged firm action against graft.

The particular governor said public participation was important in fighting graft. City Hall’s Traffy Fondue (TF) app for reporting troubles and submitting recommendations has now launched a different menu item called “Krungthep Prongsai” (Transparent Bangkok) where people can give anonymous tip-offs on malpractice regarding the work of the BMA, he added.

ACT chief Vichien Phongsathorn stated the governor provides formed a working group with all stakeholders invited to join.