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Ang Thong officials ordered urine tests for village heads after parliamentary remarks.

Ang Thong officials ordered urine tests for village heads after parliamentary remarks.

Matichon•Society•9d ago

Reader Briefing

Ang Thong district officials conducted mandatory urine tests on village and sub-district heads following a parliamentary call for such checks.

  • •Ang Thong District Senior Official ordered urine tests for village and sub-district heads.
  • •The tests were conducted on May 5 at the A. Mueang Ang Thong district meeting hall.
  • •The action was prompted by a statement made in the House of Representatives on April 30 calling for such checks.

Overview

  • •On May 5, a meeting was held at the A. Mueang Ang Thong district meeting hall.
  • •Ang Thong District Senior Official, Mr. Jetsada Palawat, presided over a monthly meeting with village heads, sub-district heads, and other local officials.
  • •Following the meeting, the meeting room was locked and urine tests were conducted on the attendees.
  • •The urine tests were initiated following remarks made in the House of Representatives on April 30.
  • •A Member of Parliament from a certain party had mentioned in a debate that village and sub-district heads should undergo urine checks.
  • •Attendees, including village heads, sub-district heads, and assistant village heads, left the meeting in queues to receive drug testing kits from district public health officials.
  • •Initial results indicated that no illicit substances were found.
  • •The urine tests were conducted in order to address concerns raised in the House of Representatives regarding village and sub-district heads.

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Key Quotes

นายเจษฎา ปาลวัฒน์
"After the meeting, the room was closed, and urine tests were conducted on village and sub-district heads."
หลังประชุมเสร็จได้ปิดห้องประชุม ดำเนินการตรวจปัสสาวะ กำนัน ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน

Key Entities

Person

Mr. Jetsada Palawat(นายเจษฎา ปาลวัฒน์)
Senior Official of Mueang Ang Thong District who ordered and oversaw urine tests for village and sub-district heads.
Senior Official of Mueang Ang Thong District(ปลัดอาวุโส อ.เมืองอ่างทอง)
The title of the official who presided over the meeting and ordered the urine tests.
Village and Sub-district Heads(กำนัน-ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน)
Local officials who were subjected to mandatory urine tests.

Place

Mueang Ang Thong District, Ang Thong Province(อ.เมือง จ.อ่างทอง)
The location where the meeting and subsequent urine tests took place.

Organization

House of Representatives(สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️
The parliamentary body where the call for urine tests for village and sub-district heads was made.