Corruption involves the misuse of public power for private gain, including by elected officials and civil servants. It occurs on various scales from petty corruption at lower levels to grand corruption at the highest political levels. Common forms of corruption include bribery, embezzlement, extortion, and abuse of discretion. In Thailand, notable corruption cases include land deals benefiting Thaksin Shinawatra's family in the 2000s and charges against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2013 related to an unpaid rice scheme. Current Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has made fighting corruption a focus since taking power in 2014.

1. CORRUPTIONPresentation

2. WHAT IS CORRUPTION?
Corruption is the misuse of entrusted power for private
gain or to be exact on the topic it is the misuse of public
power (by elected politician or appointed civil servant)
for private gain.

3. SCALES OF CORRUPTION
Petty Corruption
occurs at a smaller scale and takes
place at the implementation end of
public services
Grand corruption
occurring at the highest levels of
government in a way that requires
significant subversion of the political,
legal and economic systems
Systemic corruption
corruption which is due to the
weaknesses of an organization. It
can be contrasted with individual
officials who act corruptly within the
system

4. CORRUPTION IN DIFFERENT SECTORS
Government/public sector
abuse of public power, office, or resources
by elected government officials for
personal gain
Police corruption
specific form of police misconduct designed
to obtain financial benefits for a police
officer in exchange for not pursuing

5. CORRUPTION IN DIFFERENT SECTORS
Judicial corruption
related misconduct of judges, through
receiving bribes, improper sentencing
of convicted criminals and judgement
of arguments and other such
misconduct.
Corruption in the educational
system
corruption in admissions to universities
is traditionally considered as one of the
most corrupt areas of the education
sector.
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6. METHODS
BRIBERY
involves the improper use of
favors in exchange for personal
gain.
EMBEZZLEMENT
involve someone with access to
funds or assets illegally taking
control of them.
EXTORTION AND BLACKMAIL
center around the use of threats.
This can be the threat of violence
or false imprisonment.
NETWORKING
cultivate personal relationships
with others, in the hope that
these personal will influence
future hiring decisions.

7. TYPES OF CORRUPT GAINS
ABUSE OF DISCRETION
refers to the misuse of one's powers and
decision-making facilities.
FAVORITISM, NEPOTISM AND CLIENTELISM
involve the favouring of not the perpetrator of
corruption but someone related to them

8. TIMELINE EXAMPLES OF
CORRUPTION IN THAILAND
THE RATCHADAPHISEK LAND CASE
Potjaman Shinawatra(Thaksin wife) bought land from the government for
772 million baht. By some estimates, Potjaman should have paid 880
million baht for that Ratchadapisek plots. For this, Thaksin was found
guilty of abusing his power while Prime Minister by the Supreme Court’s
Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions. Later on he was
sentenced to two years in jail. Potjaman was refunded with 7% interest
per year and the land was sold to a property developer for 1.8 billion.
2003

9. TIMELINE EXAMPLES OF
CORRUPTION IN THAILAND
2006
THE THAKSIN GOVERNMENT
faced allegations of corruption, authoritarianism, treason,
conflicts of interest, acting non-diplomatically. Thaksin was
accused of tax evasion, insulting King Bhumibol, and selling
assets of Thai companies to international investors.

10. TIMELINE EXAMPLES OF
CORRUPTION IN THAILAND
2013
PRIME MINISTER YINGLUCK SHINAWAT
faced charges of having a role in the rice pledging scheme
which left million of farmers unpaid

11. TIMELINE EXAMPLES OF
CORRUPTION IN THAILAND
JUNE 2014
PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT CHAN-O-CHA
declared war on corruption. Prayut has made the issue one of
the focus areas of his premiership.

12. TIMELINE EXAMPLES OF
CORRUPTION IN THAILAND
AUGUST 2014
PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT CHAN-O-CHA
The first time he spoke on his weekly TV program "Returning
Happiness to the People" which he described corruption as
"deeply-rooted in Thai society.

13. REFERENCES
bk.asia-city.com/city-living/article/thailand-corruption-cases
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
www.corruptie.org/en/corruption/what-is-corruption/