Corruption claims in teacher recruitment exam; director clarifies resort printing

Khaosod•Society•268d ago

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An educational district director has addressed allegations of corruption in a teacher recruitment examination, denying personal involvement in bribery while confirming exam papers were printed at a resort due to office limitations.

•A complaint of corruption and bribery, with alleged payments of 200,000-300,000 baht, has been filed regarding a teacher recruitment exam in Udon Thani.
•The Director of Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, Dr. Wichan Khetpetch, has explained the situation, confirming exam papers were printed at a resort.
•The director stated the exam questions were generated by a university and printing at the resort was his instruction due to office space constraints.
•Allegations include examinees paying for exam questions and some who paid not passing, with a list of 8 applicants examined.

Overview

•On Dec 13, Phanuphat Jittawasin, owner of the page ‘Hear Peak Help Me’, submitted a complaint to an educational district.
•The complaint concerns alleged corruption and bribery in the hiring of government employees for teaching positions.
•Rumors suggest examinees were asked to pay 200,000-300,000 baht each for the recruitment exam.
•The examination in question for teacher recruitment took place on Dec 20, 2025.
•Exam papers for the teacher recruitment were printed at a resort the day before the exam.
•Dr. Wichan Khetpetch, Director of the Educational Service Area Office 3, stated he authorized the printing of exam papers at the resort.
•Printing at the resort was necessary because the office space was not conducive for printing, according to Dr. Wichan Khetpetch.
•Dr. Wichan Khetpetch plans to provide a full clarification on Dec 14, and is investigating the source of the rumors.

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Key Quotes

Dr. Wichan Khetpetch

"Regarding the exam, we hired a university in Nakhon Phanom to generate the exam and password, sending it to the district office's email with a committee clear on its opening. As for printing exams at the resort, that's true; I ordered it done myself because the office space was unsuitable."

เรื่องข้อสอบเราจ้างมหาวิทยาลัยที่นครพนมออกข้อสอบและพาสเวิร์ดส่งเข้าเมล์ของสำนักงานเขตฯ มีคณะกรรมการเปิดชัดเจน ส่วนเรื่องไปปริ้นข้อสอบที่รีสอร์ตนั้นเป็นเรื่องจริง ผมเป็นคนออกคำสั่งให้ไปปริ้นข้อสอบเอง เพราะสำนักงานฯ พื้นที่ไม่เอื้ออำนวย

Dr. Wichan Khetpetch

"News of demanding 200-300,000 baht from examinees, I heard the figure and was very shocked. From my side, definitely not. Why such high figures for just contract employees?"

ข่าวเรื่องเรียกเงิน 2 -3 แสนบาทจากผู้เข้าสอบ ผมได้ยินก็ตกใจมากในยอดตัวเลข ในส่วนของผมไม่มีแน่นอน แค่สอบพนักงานราชการ ลูกจ้างชั่วคราวทำไมตัวเลขสูงขนาดนั้น

Key Entities

Organization

Director of Educational Service Area(ผอ.เขตการศึกษา)

The administrative head of an educational service area responsible for overseeing schools and staff within that region.

Hear Peak Help Me(เฮียเปี๊ยกช่วยด้วย)

A social media page managed by Phanuphat Jittawasin, used to report civic issues and complaints.

Primary Educational Service Area Office 3(สำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษาประถมศึกษา เขต 3)

The administrative body overseeing primary education in the specified district (Area 3) of Udon Thani.

Person

Mr. Phanuphat Jittawasin(นายภาณุมาศ จิตรวศินกุล)

Owner of the social media page 'Hear Peak Help Me' who filed a complaint regarding alleged corruption in a teacher recruitment exam.

Dr. Wichan Khetpetch(ดร.วิชาญ เกษเพชร)

Director of Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, who provided clarification on the allegations of corruption in the teacher recruitment exam.

Place

Nong Han District(อ.หนองหาน)

The district in Udon Thani Province where the Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 is located and the recruitment exam corruption allegations emerged.

Udon Thani Province(จ.อุดรธานี)ℹ️

The province in Northeastern Thailand where the alleged corruption in the teacher recruitment exam took place.

Law

Government employee(พนักงานราชการ)

The employment status for which the recruitment exam was conducted, subject to allegations of corruption and bribery.