Students from about 90 Thai universities participated in the rally at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center, which coincided with United Nations Development Programme's International Anti-Corruption Day.
"We're taking a pledge to refuse to be corrupt and we are asking the public to take that stand with us," said university student Sayuti Salam, president of the Thai Youth Anti-Corruption Network. "If we are going to fight corruption in Thailand, we have to start with ourselves first."
According to a recent poll carried out by Assumption University of Thailand, 63.4 per cent of Thai people hold the view that corruption in government is acceptable as long as they also benefit from it.