About 4,500 people commit suicide each year in Thailand, or about 12 people every day. But the suicide of a 27-year-old engineer last week garnered massive public and media attention, after his three-page farewell note -- in which he wrote about the rampant corruption in his workplace -- was published by the press.
The note was written by Panumes, a civil engineer who graduated from a renowned state university in the Northeast. About six months ago, he started working for the Civil Works Department in Nong Bua Lam Phu municipality, where he was tasked with supervising and ensuring the quality of public works in the area.
