Phakamon Demands Deeper Probe into Local Exam Fraud

Thairath•Politics•7d ago

Reader Briefing

MP Phakamon Nunanan calls for a comprehensive investigation into local government examination fraud to identify masterminds and financial trails.

•Over 3,000 names of successful candidates in local government organization exams have been revoked due to fraud.
•Phakamon Nunanan warns that revoked individuals might be rehired through outsourcing, potentially enabling repeat corruption.
•Phakamon Nunanan demands the investigation trace money trails to powerful figures, including politicians, rather than stopping at low-level recipients.

Overview

•On September 1, 2026, Phakamon Nunanan gave an interview regarding fraud in the competitive examination process of local government organizations.
•More than 3,000 names of successful candidates have been revoked from the local government organization examinations.
•Phakamon Nunanan cautioned that some local government organizations might use outsourcing to hire back revoked individuals, which could lead to overlapping corruption.
•Phakamon Nunanan questioned whether the measures sent from central agencies to local government organizations are mere requests for cooperation or have actual legal and disciplinary binding effects.
•Phakamon Nunanan noted that a university may be contacted to organize a new exam in October, which she insists must be transparent in the selection process.
•Phakamon Nunanan argued that the revocation of names should not be considered the end of the mission because the public deserves to know the identity of those behind the operation.
•Phakamon Nunanan stated that some witnesses have already provided evidence of contact with political figures to relevant agencies.
•Phakamon Nunanan called for the government to implement strict witness protection measures for those providing information on the buying and selling of positions.

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Key Quotes

Phakamon Nunanan

"This kind of corruption does not only steal government money, but is stealing the future of people who have intentionally prepared for the exam many times."

การทุจริตแบบนี้ไม่ได้ขโมยแค่เงินหลวง แต่กำลังขโมยอนาคตของคนที่ตั้งใจเตรียมตัวสอบมาหลายครั้ง

Phakamon Nunanan

"This matter should not end just with the revocation of names, should not end just with a re-examination, and should not end just with arresting those at the end of the chain."

เรื่องนี้ไม่ควรจบแค่การเพิกถอนรายชื่อ ไม่ควรจบแค่การสอบใหม่ และไม่ควรจบแค่การจับคนที่อยู่ปลายทาง

Key Entities

Person

Phakamon Nunanan(ภคมน หนุนอนันต์)

A party-list Member of Parliament of the People's Party and Chairperson of the House Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which MP Phakamon Nunanan belongs.

House Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication, and Public Participation(คณะกรรมาธิการการพัฒนาการเมือง การสื่อสารมวลชน และการมีส่วนร่วมของประชาชน สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)

The parliamentary committee chaired by Phakamon Nunanan.

Local Government Organization(องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น)

The entities whose competitive examination processes were found to be fraudulent.

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

The central agency that sends guidelines to local government organizations, though local mayors are not their direct subordinates.