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B1-billion money trail linked to 2021 exam fraud

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is expanding its investigation into civil service examination fraud after tracing 1 billion baht in financial transactions to a previous cheating case involving local exams in Pattaya in 2021.

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Spot checks reveal misuse of school lunch programme funds

SURAT THANI - Surprise inspections by anti-corruption officials at six schools have uncovered irregularities in the schools' student-lunch programmes, including mismanagement of funds and poor nutrition.

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Years-long NACC delays frustrating complainants

The National Anti-Corruption Commission Inspector says many complainants to the federal watchdog have been left flat by long waits to hear back on their cases.

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PP MP cranks up pressure on NACC

People's Party (PP) list-MP and opposition chief whip Parit Wacharasindhu has stepped up pressure on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate politicians allegedly linked to the manipulation of the 2024 Senate election.

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CSD submits exam fraud files to NACC

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) investigators have submitted more than 3,000 pages of documents in the civil service exam fraud case to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for consideration in legal action.

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Political families tied to exam fraud

Some influential political families are involved in local-government exam fraud, with evidence forwarded to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), says the Interior Ministry.

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PP accused of proxy voting

The Democrat Party on Monday called for an investigation into alleged proxy voting by People's Party councillors during a recent Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) meeting, saying it would file a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

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PM pledges full investigation into exam rigging

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday pledged to pursue an investigation into alleged corruption in local government recruitment exams until the end.

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3,621 officials face dismissal in exam scandal

Fresh ranking may lift cloud of suspicion over 9,000 other exam candidates

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Ex-minister in hot water over road bid

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found sufficient grounds to pursue charges against former deputy interior minister Krieng Kaltinan, members of his family, former municipal officials and business associates over allegations they split 43.2 million baht in road construction contracts to circumvent competitive bidding.

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Opposition seeks swift NACC inquiry

The opposition and a group of independent senators on Wednesday urged House Speaker Sophon Zarum to forward a petition seeking an investigation into the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to the Supreme Court, saying there was no justification for further delays.

Bangkok Post

Anti-graft agency declares exam scandal a special case

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has designated local government recruitment exam scandal a special case, citing its scale, complexity and the large number of people implicated.

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‘Cannot justify such expenditure’: why the corruption watchdog dropped two investigations into former boss

National Anti-Corruption Commission inspector, Gail Furness, says systemic issues behind two complaints have been addressed

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NACC charges six in bail case for Briton

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has resolved to indict a police colonel and five others over an alleged scheme to demand 6 million baht in exchange for securing bail for a British national detained on immigration charges.

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'Big Joke' bribe case begins

Former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, known as "Big Joke", on Monday appeared at the Supreme Court alongside his lawyer to face corruption allegations related to the gold-bribe scandal.

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Office unveils blueprint to divest Finance Ministry assets

The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) is preparing to reclassify certain shareholdings in the Finance Ministry's portfolio that were previously designated as strategic assets to be retained, allowing them to be sold.

Bangkok Post

No time to drag feet

A decision by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to take its time in its investigation into alleged recruitment exam fraud has raised fears that only small fish will be caught.

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Interior Ministry wraps up exam scandal probe

An investigation team examining alleged corruption in local government recruitment exams has completed interviews with all relevant individuals and is expected to summarise its findings within the next one to two days, the Interior Ministry says.

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MP questions watchdogs' big budgets

A People's Party (PP) MP has questioned the performance of three constitutional independent agencies, saying they receive almost 10 billion baht in annual funding but have failed to execute their tasks efficiently.

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Cops widen probe into exam fraud

The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has sought key evidence from three agencies as police widen their investigation into alleged fraud in the 2025 local civil service recruitment exams.

Bangkok Post

Exams lose public trust

Recent exam fraud uncovered in a local administration recruitment process is not unprecedented. Exam fraud is not new to Thai society. The latest case is simply more technically advanced and better organised, suggesting the continued evolution of fraud and bribery in state recruitment processes.

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Anti-corruption committee a secretive, timid 'fizzer'

A committee has heard concerns about the effectiveness of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, which has come under fire since it was established.

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Exam scandal leads to checks on all 480,000 papers

The Department of Local Administration plans to recheck the answer sheets of all 480,000 people who took its nationwide examination late last year after reports about large-scale exam rigging involving billions of baht in bribes.

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Graftbuster in the dock

A Supreme Court decision to launch an independent probe into a gold-bar bribery claim is more than just the due process of law.

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Ministry sidelines DLA chief on nationwide exam-rigging case

The Interior Ministry has abruptly transferred Department of Local Administration (DLA) Director-General Teeruth Supawiboonpol amid a sweeping corruption scandal tied to local recruitment examinations valued at more than 4.5 billion baht.

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