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Service Fees to Help Combat Corruption in Thai Customs, Ports.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Oct. 6--The Customs Department is seeking the assistance of the Council of State, the government's legal advisory body, in drafting a new ministerial announcement to allow the assessment of service fees for shippers and agents.

The cabinet last month formally approved the proposed assessment of fees for all services provided by the Customs Department, to take effect before the end of the year.

Funds raised from the service fees will be used to finance new information technology investments by the department, the installation of x-ray inspection systems for use in ensuring the security of container shipments as well as closed-circuit television stations ...

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