Thailand's Pollution Control Department chief rejects bribery claims, demands survey source


BANGKOK: Surin Worakijthamrong, Director-General of the Pollution Control Department (PCD), together with Tananchai Wannasook and Teeraphong Wimonjittranon, deputy director-generals of the PCD, addressed a press conference on Friday (May 15) after the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB), through its Zero Corruption working group and the Puean Mai Thon group, disclosed a private-sector survey on transparency in the performance of official duties by state agencies.

The survey also ranked agencies by the highest bribe values, with the PCD referred to as ranking first and more than THB100,000 (US$3,064) allegedly offered per instance.

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