Somkiat Tangkitvanich, president of Thailand Development Research Institute, demanded Monday that the government prove it is committed to wiping out corruption. Mr Somkiat said Monday the country had received a low score in the Varieties of Democracy (VDEM) category. The lowest score Thailand received was in the category of Global Insights (GI), measured by the level of corruption in import-export activities and state contracts. However, VDEM is only one of many factors that could gauge the level of corruption in a country, he said. Mr Somkiat added Thailand scored well on rules of law but did not show a significant change in other indicators.

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2017 21:42 UTC