Sunday, May 15, 2005

Opposition calls on govt to acknowledge corruption claims

The opposition Democrat Party today urged the government to acknowledge claims by the World Bank that Thailand’s corporate governance was riddled with problems of corruption, while stressing that blaming the media for the accusations would not resolve the issue.

The comments by Democrat spokesman Ongart Klamphaiboon follow severe criticism by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of the media’s decision to publish the World Bank’s findings as headline news.

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