PUBLISHED: 9 Apr 2025 at 05: 29
Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the minister of transportation, addressed claims of a corruption scheme involving a” T” decal, which allegedly allows cars to enter Thailand from Laos without a car card.
Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, the deputy chief of the Women’s Party and its party-list MP, posted the allegations on Facebook.
The secretary confirmed on Tuesday that he had instructed the Department of Highways director-general to conduct an investigation into the situation along with other relevant government. He even vehemently refuted the existence of any such methods.
Moreover, Mr. Suriya disclosed that gates had been established along important routes to enforce the law and prevent illegal trucks from being discovered.
The questionable” T” decal has a black lowercase letter in the center of a black circle on a white background, according to Mr. Wiroj’s image posted on April 6. He claimed that lorry drivers may purchase a sticker without having to show their automobile passport for a sum of 1, 000 ringgit.
He wrote,” This badge allows them to move merchandise from Laos to Thailand without going through any border checks or inspections.”
” If 500 trucks are involved in this every day, it may amount to 182.5 million baht periodically. According to him, this estimate ignores the major security risks that include the trafficking of stolen vehicles, improper imports, tax-dodging goods, illegal, drugs, and human trafficking.
He furthermore expressed concern that these trucks are using the Chong Mek border to import low plantain from Laos for alcohol production in Thailand.
Don’t the 300-million-baht interest payment scheme for the cassava stockpiling project become worrying us? He argued. By purchasing 6 million kilograms of the crop, this initiative supports cassava factories and flour factories and reduces excess source in the market.
He also cited the potential economic effects, arguing that if the system were widely used, it could save tens of baht periodically.