Asian American Pacific Islander Month DDSD 2024.pptx
Thailand
1. Report by:
Kristine Mirabueno
Mitz Ariadne Hernandez
Helen Dagdag
2. Introduction to Thailand
Thailand ( ) is officially the Kingdom
of Thailand ( ) formerly known
as Siam.
It is a constitutional monarchy
headed by King Rama IX, the ninth king of
the House of Chakri since 1946
the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.
The king of Thailand is titled Head of State, Head
of the Armed Forces, the Upholder of the Buddhist
religion, and the Defender of all Faiths.
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4. Capital: Bangkok
Language: Thai
Religion: Buddhism
Currency: Thai Baht
Newly Industrialized country
Major exporter; successfulTourism industry
It is called “Land of the Free” – simply because it is
the only Southeast Asian country that has never
been colonized by any other country
As though it has not been occupied by any other
state, the country has its political disputes against
another
5. Flag of Thailand
Red is said to symbolize the blood of life, white the
purity of the Buddhist faith, and blue the
monarchy. The blue and white stripes were added
to the flag during World War I.
9. Politics:
The politics of Thailand is currently conducted
within the framework of a constitutional monarchy,
whereby the Prime Minister is the head of
government and a hereditary monarch is head of
state. The judiciary is independent of the executive
and the legislative branches.
1997 Constitution – 1st Constitution (People’s
Constitution)
Bicameral Legislature (500-seat House of
Representatives; 200-seat Senate)
10. 1997 Constitution was abrogated
On 19 August 2007, a referendum was held in which
59.3% of the voters voted in favor of the constitution.
The current constitution succeeded the former
supreme law of Thailand, the2006 Interim
Constitution.
All are held accountable by Thaksin Shinawatra
11. THAKSIN SHINAWATRA
Thai: born 26 July 1949
is a Thai businessman and politician, who was Prime
Minister of Thailand from 2001 until 2006, when he
was overthrown in a military coup.
Thaksin founded Advanced Info Service, Thailand's
most successful mobile phone operator, and became
a billionaire.
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13. Thaksin entered politics in 1994 underPalang Dharma
Party, left the party along with many of its Military
Parties in 1996, and founded the populist Thai Rak
Thai (TRT) party in 1998. After a historic election
victory in 2001, he became prime minister, the
country's first to serve a full term.
Thaksin introduced a range of policies to alleviate rural
poverty; highly popular, they helped reduce poverty by
half in four years. He launched the country's
first universal healthcare program, the30-baht scheme,
as well as a highly popular drug suppression campaign.
14. Thaksin embarked on a massive program of
infrastructure investment, including roads, public
transit, and Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The Thaksin government faced allegations of
corruption, authoritarianism, treason, conflicts of
interest, acting non-diplomatically, and muzzling of
the press. Thaksin was accused of tax evasion, lèse
majesté (insulting King Bhumibol), and selling assets of
Thai companies to international investors.
Independent bodies, including Amnesty International,
criticized Thaksin's human rights record. Thaksin was
also charged for concealing his wealth during his
premiership.
15. The Military Junta (CNS)
Protests by the People's Alliance for
Democracy occurred in 2006, and on 19 September
2006 a military junta which later called itself
the Council for National Security (CNS) overthrew
Thaksin's government in a coup while he was abroad.
The Constitutional Tribunal dissolved the Thai Rak
Thai party for electoral fraud ex post facto, banning
him and TRT's executives from politics for five years.
16. The Unbelievable Wealth
The CNS-appointed Assets Examination
Committee froze Thaksin and his family's assets in
Thailand, totaling 76 billion baht ($2.2 billion),
claiming he had become unusually wealthy while in
office.
Thaksin and his wife had declared assets totaling
15.1 billion baht when he took office in 2001, although
he had transferred many of his assets to his children
and associates before taking office.
18. Corruption in different forms
1. Public policy process: so-called “policy
corruption” and “political rent-seeking”
2. Revenue administration: including corruption in
taxation, fines, fees and charges, public loans,
financing investment projects, asset management,
etc.
3. Expenditure administration: ranging from budget
planning and allocation, procurement, concession,
market intervention, disbursements, to public-
private partnership management.
19. 4. Personnel management: the notion of “position
buying, ranging from recruitment and promotion, to
transfer and rotation.
5. Political transactions: including asset declaration,
election vote buying, parliamentary vote buying, party
buying, and buying of members of parliament.
6. The justice process: from corruption among police
in law enforcement and judicial corruption, to bribery
in jails.
7. Public Service delivery through government
programs
20. In fighting corruption
The majority of civic organizations choose a proactive
approach in fighting the corruption, such as through
civic education, monitoring, and information
dissemination.
Corruption watchdogs – To bark loud enough that
someone in position should take in charge when
corruption is visible.
21. Anti-Corruption Legislation
Anti Money Laundering Act
Organic Act of Counter Corruption
Civil Service Act of 2008
Act Governing Liability for Wrongful Acts of
Competent Officers
Organic Act on Ombudsman
Organic Act on Criminal Procedure for persons
holding political positions
22. National Anti-Corruption
Commission
To foster the campaign against corruption, an
independent agency that will facilitate all complaints
against corrupt officials was created.
NACC is tasked to conduct investigation against public
officers and employees regarding their declared assets
and liabilities as well as unexplained or unusual wealth
upon complaint filed against the erring officer.
headed by King Rama IX, the ninth king of the House of Chakri since 1946 is the world's longest-serving head of state and the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.
Manjushri, bodhisattva of wisdom, is one of the most important iconic figures in Mahayana art and literature. He represents the wisdom of prajna, which is not confined by knowledge or concepts.His Sanskrit name means "He Who Is Noble and Gentle." He is often portrayed as a young man holding a sword in his right hand and the PrajnaParamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Sutra in or near his left hand. Sometimes he rides a lion, which highlights his princely and fearless nature. Sometimes, instead of a sword and a sutra, he is pictured with a lotus, a jewel, or a scepter. His youthfulness indicates that wisdom arises from him naturally and effortlessly.
The 1997 Constitution was the first constitution to be drafted by popularly elected Constitutional Drafting Assembly, and was popularly called the "People's Constitution".[27]The 1997 Constitution created a bicameral legislature consisting of a 500-seat House of Representatives (สภาผู้แทนราษฎร, saphaphutaenratsadon) and a 200-seat Senate (วุฒิสภา, wuthisapha).
30 baht scheme is for the universal health care program launched by ThaksinShinawatra’s government to support the needs of the urban people under health care.
An ex post facto law (from the Latin for "from after the action" or "after the fact"), also called a retroactive law, is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. In criminal law, it may criminalize actions that were legal when committed; it may aggravate a crime by bringing it into a more severe category than it was in when it was committed;
Corruption watchdogs - labour unions in state enterprises, medical doctors. solidarity in the Ministry of Public Health, and organizations representing teachers and lecturers in public schools, colleges and universities
