Poll: Politics 'most corrupt' occupation

Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 10.37
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Politicians are more corrupt than those in any other occupation, according to a Suan Dusit Poll revealed on Sunday.

Asked which group of people they thought were most corrupt, 45.39% pointed to politicians, 30.24% civil servants, 12.86% police and soldiers and 11.51% businessmen and investors.

Asked their opinion on Thailand being ranked 88th in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index published last week, 33.25% said it was shameful and damaging to the country's image, 28.06% said the problem should be solved immediately, 22.96% felt more concerned about corruption in Thailand, and 15.73% said punitive measures against corruption were still ineffective.

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Renaissance
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Discussion 4 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.154
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Punitive measures will only appear when the people demand them. That day will come eventually. The rice scheme is a blessing in disguise as it it waking people up to the losses from corruption, and to how the politicians whom the people think love them are cheating them for personal gain. When the people start to feel the effects of the corruption, they will start to complain.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.023
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No surprise. It's been like this for the last century but now spirally going worse. It's an immediate problem but sad to say no immediate solution. The more abrupt changes in democracy, more classes society, complex government and judicial processes with no transparency networks the more corruptions we will have.
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Discussion 2 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.002
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Everybody knows it. But still some naive commentators think that their favourite politicians are as clean as a white cloth.
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Discussion 1 : 09 Dec 2012 at 10.581
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is this new,we all have witnessed on a daily basis the very high level of corruption in politicans,how can it be acceptable for people with dark and convicted back grounds to be allowed to become a politican,there system is being abused,the present pm had 2 dmp with dark background ,one had to resign ,whilst the other thinks there no terrorist in thailand,stop corruption cannot be taken too seriously as its thainess and all the propaganda is just words ?
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