Lisa Questions Exam Committee on Removal of Privileged Candidates

Matichon•Politics•17d ago

Reader Briefing

Phakamon Nun-anan of the People's Party questioned the Local Government Examination Committee regarding the removal of candidates with political ties from exam lists.

•The Local Government Examination Committee (KST) revoked the names of local government officials after discovering modified answer sheets.
•Removed candidates include individuals with ties to the Governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat and relatives of politicians.
•Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit admitted that some influential families were involved in the 2025 local government exam fraud.

Overview

•On August 9, Phakamon Nun-anan posted a message on Facebook regarding the Local Government Examination Committee's announcement.
•The Local Government Examination Committee revoked the names of local government officials after detecting modified answer sheets in the system.
•Candidates with ties to the Governor of Nakhon Si Thammarat and children of the former secretary of Pipat Ratchakitprakan were found to have failed.
•A relative of a person close to Teerut Suppawiboonphon, Director-General of the Department of Local Administration, from Yala province, was either failed or had their rank lowered.
•Phakamon Nun-anan questioned whether the process ends with the removal of names or if there will be further investigations into the agencies involved in the cheating.
•Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit admitted that influential families in some areas were involved in the 2025 local government civil service and employee examination fraud.
•Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit asserted that regardless of how influential a family is, they will be prosecuted.
•Phakamon Nun-anan urged Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit to begin investigations in Satun.

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Key Quotes

Phakamon Nun-anan

"Go for it, do not let them say otherwise, sir. Start with Satun first."

เอาเลย อย่าให้มาว่าได้ค่ะท่าน เริ่มที่สตูลก่อนเลยค่ะ

Key Entities

Person

Phakamon Nun-anan(ภคมน หนุนอนันต์)

List MP and spokesperson of the People's Party.

Pipat Ratchakitprakan(พิพัฒน์ รัชกิจประการ)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport who previously had a secretary whose child failed the exam.

Teerut Suppawiboonphon(ธีรุตม์ ศุภวิบูลย์ผล)

Director-General of the Department of Local Administration.

Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of which Phakamon Nun-anan is the spokesperson.

Local Government Examination Committee(คณะกรรมการกลางการสอบแข่งขันพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่น)

The committee that announced the revocation of the local government officials' list.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry where Worasit Liangprasit serves as Deputy Minister.

Place

Nakhon Si Thammarat(นครศรีธรรมราช)ℹ️

The province where the Governor's relative failed the examination.

Yala(ยะลา)

The province from which a candidate linked to Teerut Suppawiboonphon originated.

Satun(สตูล)ℹ️

The province Phakamon Nun-anan suggested as a starting point for investigations.