Sungsidh Piriyarangsan, a member of the Advisory Committee on the Promotion of Ethics, Good Governance and the Prevention of Corruption and Abuse of Power appointed by the Council for Democratic Reform (CDR) - which is now the Council for National Security (CNS) - said Cabinet members should also set a good example by declaring their family's assets including those of their underage children.

Moreover, the law should be amended so that the people have a more important role in the investigation of corruption, he said.

The committee met yesterday with a number of academics. PM's Office Minister Dhipavadee Meksawan chaired the meeting.

"The push for the national agenda should be quick and be proposed to the Cabinet and the National Legislative Assembly within three to four months. It would include legal issues and other measures. After that, everything should move on and be finished within one year," Sungsidh said.

Dhipavadee was a secretary-general of the Civil Service Commission, and a permanent secretary of the ICT Ministry. She was also Culture permanent secretary.

She said Thossaporn Sirisampan, secretary-general of the Civil Service Development Commission, had produced a study of the issues from the past five years and made useful suggestions that could provide guidelines for the national agenda.

Piyanart Srivalo

The Nation