Probe into local government exam fraud closed: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul today (Aug.5) called it closed an in-depth investigation into kickback-generated cheating over exam papers for last year’s recruitment of local government personnel, saying those evidently involved will certainly be punished by law. The prime minister confirmed the official probe conducted by the so-called central committee of […]
Read MoreNearly 4,000 local officials found to have cheated in exams
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY 4,000 officials currently hired at local administrative units nationwide were finally found to have cheated on last year’s personnel recruitment exams whilst certain, yet-unnamed government officials and politicians suspected to have illicitly gained enormous amounts of payoff cash are currently remaining at large. According to the latest results of […]
Read MoreOver 3,600 local officials’ employment deals scrapped over exam scam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE THAN 3,600 officials at local government administrations have had their employment deals immediately rescinded in the face of allegations that they had been evidently involved in an organised fraud over recruitment exams on which they may have cheated, Interior Undersecretary Arsit Sampantharat confirmed today (July 16). Among a total […]
Read MoreInterior undersecretary to fire officials involved in exam cheating: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters INTERIOR Undersecretary Arsit Sampantharat is taking steps to fire any local government officials who may be found to have been earlier evidently involved in a recruitment exam-rigging scam, legally force them to pay back all their salary and entitlement allowances and bring them to justice in court, Prime Minister Anutin […]
Read MorePhuket provincial secretary temporarily suspended in exam bribery scandal
PHUKET’S provincial secretary Mr. Rungruang Thimabut has been temporarily suspended from duty after being arrested then bailed out in a local exam bribery scandal that is entangling other officials across the country, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Witthoon Sirinukul, deputy director-general and acting director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration, signed the order temporarily suspending […]
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