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Thai Cabinet approves appointment of new DSI director-general
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The Cabinet approved Pol Capt Piya Raksakul as director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), replacing Pol Maj Yutthana Praedam, as part of six senior appointments proposed by the Justice Ministry.
Key facts
- The meeting was chaired by Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn in place of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who was on official duty in the United States.
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- The source also said Piya welcomed Anutin at Buriram Airport in March 2026.
- A photograph showed him offering a wai to Anutin as the prime minister stepped off a Royal Thai Air Force aircraft on his way to preside over a 2026 MotoGP World Championship event.
- He served as DSI deputy director-general from 2022 to 2024, director of its Bureau of Financial, Banking and Money Laundering Crime from 2021 to 2022, and director of its Bureau of Special Case Management from 2017 to 2021.
- He previously served as a director of Thai Oil Public Company Limited from 2023 to 2025 and of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority from 2024 to 2025.
Summary
The meeting was chaired by Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn in place of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who was on official duty in the United States.
The other five appointees were: