Thai Examiner
Local government exam scandal hints at systemic nationwide corruption even extending to ministerial level
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Pakamon blows open a new front in Thailand’s exam scandal: powerful families allegedly got jobs without paying while others faced ฿700,000 demands. With 5,925 scores altered and MPs linked, Anutin now faces scrutiny over senior Interior Ministry prom
Key facts
- Pakamon blows open a new front in Thailand’s exam scandal: powerful families allegedly got jobs without paying while others faced ฿700,000 demands
- She says politicians, governors and senior officials helped relatives and protégés secure jobs through manipulated scores, while others allegedly paid up to ฿700,000
- Five agencies are investigating, two DSI officials face scrutiny and financial transactions exceeding ฿300 million have emerged in Si Sa Ket
- Probe found 5,925 manipulated exam results as thousands of compromised appointments are axed
- Investigators have already identified 5,925 altered results, including 5,145 candidates who originally failed, while 3,404 appointments face cancellation
- Pakamon says powerful figures used a privileged quota to secure local government jobs for protégés
Summary
Thailand’s local government recruitment scandal has widened dramatically after People’s Party MP Pakamon Nunanan exposed what she calls a privileged quota for powerful families. She says politicians, governors and senior officials helped relatives and protégés secure jobs through manipulated scores, while others allegedly paid up to ฿700,000.
People’s Party MP Pakamon Nunanan has opened a new front in Thailand’s massive local government recruitment scandal. She says powerful figures secured government jobs for relatives, protégés and close associates through manipulated examination scores. Crucially, she claims those favoured candidates avoided bribes allegedly demanded from ordinary participants. Their connections, rather than payments, allegedly secured their places.