Youth urged to join fight against corruption

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Youth urged to join fight against corruption

Published: 7/12/2011 at 02:04 AM
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Thailand is calling on its youth to join the anti-corruption fight with a new campaign launched yesterday.

The campaign, titled "Corruption _ I Won't Accept It", is aimed at educating the young about the dangers of corruption in Thai society and was kicked off yesterday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the National Anti Corruption (NACC) Commission. The event was held to mark International Anti-Corruption Day on Dec 9.

Short documentaries produced by seven universities across the country _ Chulalongkorn, Chiang Mai, Thammasat, Prince of Songkla, Khon Kaen, Thai Chamber of Commerce, Rangsit, and Chandrakasem Rajabhat _ were premiered to send anti-corruption messages to students in the hope they will share the message with their peers.

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wiseyeti
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Discussion 4 : 07/12/2011 at 01:06 PM4
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—-- "Such perceptions toward the issue among the young need to be changed."

Why not to broadcast educational 30" clips 2 or 3 times a day, at times of maximum audience, on all tv channels, all year long? After a while it should start entering the national psyche that corruption is injustice done the people and harm caused to the country, therefore not tolerable.

Also, we must ask ourselves if voting an amnesty for political and governmental office holders found guilty of corruption would not be at odds with the national effort. We would not want to send the kids the wrong message, would'nt we?
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Discussion 3 : 07/12/2011 at 11:10 AM3
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It will be easier to accomplish when the youth have proper role models.
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You can have as much campaign and awareness, but if the police don't enforce the rule of law and set an example, there is no use as people will revert to the "mai pen rai" attitude again and again.
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Discussion 1 : 07/12/2011 at 08:34 AM1
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This is a big ask in a country where corruption is unofficially legal. Where heroes and mentors are as bent as a two bob watch.

A good start perhaps if the mass media cleaned up their act and stop ramming stories about corruption into people's heads everyday.
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