Rakkchanok petitions NACC over TH-AI Passport project

MGR Online•Politics•20d ago

Reader Briefing

MP Rakkchanok Srinok submitted a complaint to the NACC requesting an investigation into the TH-AI Passport project for suspected corruption and specification locking.

•Rakkchanok Srinok filed a petition with the NACC on September 1, 2026, against Minister Chaiyanok Chidchob and other officials.
•The complaint alleges specification locking in the Terms of Reference (TOR) to favor a specific private company.
•The project budget was originally a lump sum of 1,600 million baht before being pressured into a Pay-Per-Use model.
•Rakkchanok Srinok also submitted information to the Central Investigation Bureau and other oversight agencies.

Overview

•Rakkchanok Srinok submitted a complaint and evidence to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on September 1, 2026.
•Rakkchanok Srinok alleges the TH-AI Passport project's TOR was specification-locked to favor a private company with the same ultimate beneficial owner as the screen provider.
•Rakkchanok Srinok states that while approximately 1,300,000 people registered, only about 100,000 are active users.
•The project budget was changed from a 1,600 million baht lump sum to a Pay-Per-Use model following pressure from the People's Party.
•Rakkchanok Srinok describes the project as being worse than free alternatives and claims the NACC has been slow to act.
•The House Committee has issued a summons for 2-3 documents from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, due by September 8.
•The House Committee is scheduled to meet again to consider the TH-AI Passport project on September 10.

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Key Quotes

Rakkchanok Srinok

"I think since the project has come to this day, Mr. Chaiyanok should show courage once in coming to clarify it himself."

ดิฉันคิดว่าในเมื่อโครงการมันเดินมาจนถึงวันนี้แล้วนายไชยชนกควรแสดงความกล้าหาญสักครั้งในการมาชี้แจงด้วยตัวเอง

Key Entities

Person

Rakkchanok Srinok(รักชนก ศรีนอก)

A party-list MP from the People's Party who petitioned the NACC regarding the TH-AI Passport project.

Chaiyanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Pachara Anantasilp(พชร อนันตศิลป์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Wetang Puangsub(เวทางค์ พ่วงทรัพย์)

Secretary-General of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission.

Theerawut Thongphak(ธีรวุฒิ ธงภักดิ์)

Chairman of the Terms of Reference (TOR) drafting committee for the TH-AI Passport project.

Warong Dechvikrom(วรงค์ เดชวิกรม)

A physician who previously filed a complaint regarding the project.

Saksayam Chidchob(ศักดิ์สยาม ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

A person mentioned by Rakkchanok Srinok in relation to NACC case handling.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Rakkchanok Srinok belongs.

National Anti-Corruption Commission(คณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตแห่งชาติ)

The agency petitioned by Rakkchanok Srinok to investigate the TH-AI Passport project.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government ministry overseeing the TH-AI Passport project.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party whose MPs are mentioned as hindering the summons of the Minister.

State Audit Office(สำนักงานตรวจเงินแผ่นดิน)

One of the oversight agencies receiving information on the project.

Central Investigation Bureau(ตำรวจสอบสวนกลาง)ℹ️

An agency where Rakkchanok Srinok intends to file a report.

Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission(ป.ป.ท.)

One of the oversight agencies receiving information on the project.

Anti-Money Laundering Office(ปปง.)

One of the oversight agencies receiving information on the project.

Policy

TH-AI Passport

A digital project under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society alleged to have specification locking.