Students plan Bangkok rally on Anti-Corruption Day

To encourage the Thai public to "Refuse to be Corrupt," the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Thai Youth Anti-Corruption Network will hold a major rally at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) this Sunday, December 9, to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day.

More than 1,500 students from across Thailand will gather in front of the BACC at 3pm.

A recent ABAC poll reported that a majority (63.4 per cent) of Thai people hold the view that corruption in government is acceptable as long as they also benefit from it. A majority of young people under 20 now hold the same attitude.

"We're taking a pledge to refuse to be corrupt and we are asking the public to take that stand with us on December 9," said Sayuti Salam, the president of the Thai Youth Anti-Corruption Network, and student at Prince of Songkhla University in Hat Yai.

"If we are going to fight corruption in Thailand, we have to start with ourselves first."

As many as 600 students from the South will participate in the rally, as well as 800 from the Northeast, and another 300 from Bangkok and other parts of Thailand.

In partnership with Khon Kaen University's College of Local Administration, UNDP has engaged more than 90 universities and over 2,500 students from across Thailand since June to create the student-led network. UNDP held anti-corruption camps across the country to educate student leaders about the dangers of corruption in Thai society and to promote responsible citizenship and civic knowledge.

The December 9 public rally is also a signal that every sector in Thailand is now actively engaged in fighting corruption.

The 3pm rally marks the beginning of the newly-formed Thai Youth Anti-Corruption Network's public advocacy. Students have taken a vow to "refuse to be corrupt," a message student leaders have encouraged over the past year at their respective universities and among their peers.

Sunday afternoon rally by more than 1,500 university students at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre follows Special Preview of anti-corruption art exhibition at 10am.

Twenty three universities from across Thailand will participate in a special anti-corruption themed art exhibition sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) starting on International Anti-Corruption Day, December 9 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC).

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