Rangsit University picks top 10 corruption cases

l The burglary of former Transport permanent secretary Suphoth Sublom’s Bangkok house. Police retrieved more cash from the robbers than Suphoth said he had lost when filing his police complaint, leading to suspicions that the money was the proceeds of corruption.
l Alleged price collusion and violation of the state procurement law in the National Broadcasting and Telecom-munication Commission’s 3G spectrum auction, which has been criticised as uncompetitive and generating too little revenue.
l The government’s controversial rice-pledging policy, which resulted in higher prices that have reportedly cost taxpayers billions of baht and affected the public interest.
l The police entrance-exam cheating scandal.
l The case in which TV personality Sorrayuth Suthas-sanachinda’s Rai Som company was indicted by the National Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly bribing state officials for business gains.
l Controversial transfer of Pol Colonel Dusadee Araya-wuthi, secretary-general of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, to be permanent secretary for Justice after he probed state agencies’ corruption cases.
l The transfer of National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri to the position of PM’s adviser, reportedly to allow Pol General Priewphan Damapong to become police chief and his predecessor to take over Thawil’s position at the NSC.
l The Bt120-billion flood-relief budget, which was slammed for lacking transparency.
l The Department of Special Investigation’s charging of former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban over civilian deaths during the 2010 crackdown.
10. The Defence Ministry’s decision to strip Democrat leader Abhisit retroactively of his military rank and pay.