Local budgets used to transport Yingluck supporters, says Pisit
FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2017
The Auditor-General’s Office has uncovered apparent abuse of local budgets in several provinces to cover the travel expenses of residents going to Bangkok to hear the verdict for former premier Yingluck Shinawatra.
THE recent submarine deal with China, and not the weapons it will be equipped with, will be the main focus of scrutiny for the Office of the Auditor-General as it started to look through piles of confidential documents at the Royal Thai Navy headquarters, Auditor-General Pisit Leelavachiropas said.
Auditor-general probes Defence Ministry over alleged Bt30,000-per-hour payments to Orapim
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2016
The Office of the Auditor-General is investigating the Defence Ministry over claims of “unusually high” payments made to royalist orator Orapim “Best” Raksapon who was allegedly hired to speak to military units.
Auditor-general to push for more stringent guidelines on overseas trips by lawmakers
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2016
THE NEXT Parliament will see stricter guidelines for overseas trips of lawmakers if the auditor-general succeeds in his push for reform of spending on “extravagant” journeys.