On the same day, Auditor-General Pisit separately held a press conference to declare the controversial VIP trip to Hawaii and the cost -- 20.9 million baht -- as clean as white linen. Are Thais who are following the two cases convinced that everything is as sweet as these government people suggest? Despite the OAG's stamp of approval for the Rajabhakti Park project, doubt still lingers on the question of the 20 million baht in donations to the Rajabhakti Foundation. Neither the OAG nor the army was willing to disclose the actual amount of public donations received for the project, claiming the information was confidential. Did the other Asean defence ministers do the same as the Thai defence minister -- use a chartered wide-bodied Boeing 737-400 which can carry up to 400 passengers?

Source: Bangkok Post October 09, 2016 22:07 UTC