Graft agency checks flood cash
PACC teams will head to ravaged provinces
- Published: 30/10/2010 at 03:22 AM
- Newspaper section: News
A graft busting agency will step up its investigations into claims of corruption in the relief effort as billions of baht pour into flood-ravaged provinces.
Wat Kasattrathirat Woraviharn by the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya’s Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district is protected from flooding by an embankment of sand bags. Villagers living around the temple take turns watching the water level around the clock. The temple and many religious sanctuaries in the centre of the old capital are under threat from flooding while other historical attractions have already been submerged. SOMCHAI POOMLARD
Ampol Wongsiri, deputy secretary-general of the Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), yesterday said five teams of investigators would head to flood-hit provinces to ensure transparency in flood relief spending.
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- Writer: King-Oua Laohong and Sunthorn Pongpao
