Two major political parties, Pheu Thai and the Democrats, claim the military government has produced no remarkable feats. On the economic front, the people are not better off than three years ago, said Mr Phumtham. It was not until early this year that the government dusted off the issue, Mr Phumtham said. Mr Nipit said due to a lack of public scrutiny of public procurement schemes, corruption is likely to remain as rampant as ever. If passed into law, the bill would establish a national strategy committee as a de facto "superboard" to implement national strategy, with various committees set up to design specific action plans.

Source: Bangkok Post May 21, 2017 01:07 UTC