Business Corruption in Thailand
All levels of Thai society suffer from endemic corruption. Even though
Thailand has the legal framework and a range of institutions to effectively counter corruption, companies may regularly encounter
bribery
or other corrupt practices. Ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck recently went on trial for
negligence and other offences related to the allegedly corrupt implementation of a rice subsidy scheme that reportedly cost the state USD 16 billion.
The
Organic Law on Counter Corruption
criminalises corrupt practices of public officials and corporations. The Thai
Penal Code
criminalises
active
and
passive
bribery of public officials by persons operating in the public or private sector but excludes
facilitation payments
. Anti-corruption legislation is inadequately enforced, and facilitation payments and
gifts
are common in practice.
November 2015
GAN Integrity Solutions