The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), the Office of the Auditor General (OAG), and the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (OPDC) have joined forces to establish a task force for strict inspection of "state projects exceeding 500 million baht and large projects with nationwide impact" to prevent corruption. The tags are [Anti-Corruption, Government Projects, Oversight, Thailand].
On 17 Apr 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Surapong Intarathaworn, Secretary-General of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, attended a joint cooperation meeting involving three agencies: the Office of the Auditor General (OAG), the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (OPDC). The meeting aimed to set guidelines for supervising, monitoring, and guarding against corruption in large-scale government investment projects. The tags are [Meeting, Government Agencies, Corruption Prevention, Thailand].
During the meeting, the agencies exchanged information to develop plans for supervising, monitoring, and guarding large-scale state investment projects, including joint field inspections under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This effort advances policy-level corruption risk assessments in large projects, establishing a joint operational framework in two areas: The tags are [Information Exchange, Monitoring, Large Projects, Policy].
1. Integrating cooperation, exchanging information, and sharing knowledge on supervision, monitoring, auditing, and evaluating projects to meet each agency's performance indicators. The tags are [Cooperation, Data Sharing, Project Evaluation].
2. Carrying out duties according to each agency's authority to prevent corruption or harm to the interests of the state and the public. The tags are [Agency Responsibilities, Corruption Prevention, Public Interest].
The main objective is to focus on monitoring large-scale state investment projects with budgets starting from 500 million baht upwards, as well as large projects that have nationwide overall impact. The tags are [Investment Projects, Budget, Nationwide Impact]. This includes forms of policy corruption, policies favoring certain business groups, unfair procurement processes, illicit profiteering, and inefficient budget spending in projects. The tags are [Policy Corruption, Procurement, Financial Misuse]. Additionally, cooperation is integrated with audit agencies, government sectors, private sectors, and civil society to conduct on-site monitoring and close oversight of corruption continuously. The tags are [Collaboration, Audit, Civil Society, Continuous Monitoring].
However, the meeting unanimously approved establishing a project inspection task force and a task force to develop proposals to drive the action plan for monitoring large investment projects effectively and to develop national policy guidelines. The tags are [Task Force, Policy Development, Action Plan]. This cooperation represents an enhancement of government agencies’ operational mechanisms to be more rigorous, transparent, and accountable, while also speeding up inspections and supervision to protect state interests and build confidence in public budget management. The tags are [Transparency, Accountability, Public Budget, Government]. The NACC remains committed to preventing and combating corruption in all dimensions, supporting strict law enforcement to promote a transparent, fair, and sustainable Thai society in the long term. The tags are [Law Enforcement, Anti-Corruption Commitment, Sustainable Development].
