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.
Past tactics involved individual applicants hiring others to sit exams on their behalf or altering answer sheets. Later, electronic devices such as hidden earpieces were used. Regardless of the method, their persistence and evolution remind us that existing checks and balances, or even campaigns to eradicate corruption in public offices, are not enough to deter these fraudsters.
