The Coping Mechanism Every Foreigner in Thailand Uses… Including Me

Sources

  1. Thailand CPI 2024: score 34/100, ranked 107/180
    https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/tha
  2. Bangkok Post: Thailand’s corruption score slips
    https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2959713/thailands-corruption-score-slips
  3. 50% of Thais admit bribing police, 24% paid bribe for public services
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  4. 78% of businessmen pay under-the-table fees, 25%+ average
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  5. Corruption costs 50–100 billion baht/year — Rangsit University
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  6. One in five Thais believe most judges corrupt
    https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/
  7. Half believe local councillors corrupt
    https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/
  8. Rolls-Royce $36M bribes to Thai Airways officials
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  9. PTT chairman: “unable to find anyone who took bribes”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  10. Police commissioner removed for selling promotions
    https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/
  11. Phuket mayors charged with embezzlement
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  12. Military junta “engaged in corrupt practices itself”
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand
  13. NACC: investors perceive increased risk of bribe demands
    https://www.nationthailand.com/news/world/40046162
  14. Police salary below minimum wage, buy own equipment
    https://library.siam-legal.com/bribery-in-thailand/
  15. “Corruption only looks benign when you can afford it”
    https://asq.in.th/question/what-should-you-do-if-pressured-for-a-bribe-at-a-thai-immigration-office
  16. “Pay the bribe, walk away, everyone is happy”
    https://asq.in.th/question/what-should-you-do-if-pressured-for-a-bribe-at-a-thai-immigration-office
  17. “The #1 problem is expats condone this behavior”
    https://asq.in.th/question/what-should-you-do-if-pressured-for-a-bribe-at-a-thai-immigration-office
  18. Bribery normalised within police forces — CSIS
    https://features.csis.org/challenging-thailands-cycle-of-corruption-human-trafficking/index.html
  19. One in six companies give gifts to “get things done”
    https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/
  20. Thailand CPI 2025: score 33, ranked 116/182
    https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025/index/tha
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