Anti-corruption fighter Pramon argued that the problem had worsened in the past three years because Thai society as a whole lacked awareness of the importance of tackling graft, while the government appeared not to take the issue seriously.
The "lack of awareness" to counter rampant corrupt practices obviously stems from an education system that fails to inject a sense of integrity and accountability in the minds of students from a very young age.
To blame some businessmen for lobbying hard to secure contracts for state mega-projects with "tea money" and certain media outlets for their failure to take up the issue seriously is probably futile if the businessmen and journalists weren't taught in school about the danger of graft and selfishness.
If our education system is rotten, we can't expect the output to be any better. The quality of our schooling system determines the quality of our politicians, policemen, judges, police and businessmen.