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  • Thailand NewsSchool scandal: Education official in hot water for midday snooze

    School scandal: Education official in hot water for midday snooze

    The Office of the Basic Education Commission is investigating an educational official in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan who was allegedly sleeping at work and finishing her duties early after lunch. The Facebook pages ปฏิบัติการหมาเฝ้าบ้าน (Watchdog Anti-corruption Organisation of Thailand) and ร้ายกาจ (Wicked!) shared pictures and videos of the official, identified only as “Aunty Fon,” sleeping on duty…

  • Thailand NewsGovernment officer drives recklessly in Phetchabun: Sleeping pills

    Government officer drives recklessly in Phetchabun: Sleeping pills

    A local government officer caused multiple vehicle accidents while driving what appeared to be a government vehicle in Phetchabun, leading to speculation about his sobriety. The officer claimed drowsiness due to sleeping pills as the reason for his erratic driving. A local news page in Phetchabun posted about a man, seemingly intoxicated, driving a four-door pickup truck marked “For Official…

  • Thailand NewsThai government employees struggle with debt, support higher graduate pay

    Thai government employees struggle with debt, support higher graduate pay

    A recent survey by the National Institute for Development Administration (NIDA) revealed that a significant number of government officials and state enterprise employees are burdened with debt. Moreover, the same group of respondents expressed their support for the government’s policy to set the starting monthly salary for bachelor’s degree graduates at 25,000 baht. The NIDA Poll, carried out from September…

  • Crime NewsCops expose fake licence plate scam across Thailand: Government officer arrested

    Cops expose fake licence plate scam across Thailand: Government officer arrested

    The national traffic police dismantled an operation selling fake red licence plates across Thailand. Two suspects have been apprehended, one of whom is reportedly a government officer. The suspects were captured following a raid on a residence yielding substantial evidence. The apprehension comes on the back of numerous reports of cars with fraudulent red plates evading toll booth fees. Major…