The six-hour seminar, held at the Royal Phuket City Hotel on Thursday (July 2), was officially titled ‘Strengthening Discipline and Preventing Disciplinary Offenses Among Civil Servants in Phuket Province’.
The timing is notable. While the official announcement made no reference to the recent corruption, bribery or extortion investigations involving public officials in Phuket, the seminar comes as several cases have placed standards of integrity and accountability under intense public scrutiny.
According to the Phuket Provincial Office, the training was organised to improve officials’ understanding of civil service discipline, relevant laws and investigation procedures, with the aim of reducing disciplinary violations and promoting transparent public administration.
Governor Chotinrin Kerdsom assigned ViceGovernor Suwit Phansengiam to open the event, which was attended by department heads and officials from provincial, central and district agencies.
Mr Suwit told participants that discipline was the foundation of being a government official and helped ensure government work was carried out correctly, transparently and in accordance with the principles of good governance.
Lecturers from the Ministry of Interior’s Office of the Permanent Secretary provided instruction on government regulations, disciplinary guidelines, prevention of disciplinary offences, and investigation and fact-finding procedures.
The Provincial Office said the programme was intended to equip officials with the knowledge needed to perform their duties correctly, reduce the risk of disciplinary violations and strengthen public confidence in government services.