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'Rambo Isan' resigns over audio clip scandal to save Prayut
Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2022
» Seksakol Atthawong has quit his post as an assistant to the Prime Minister's Office minister after a leaked audio recording appeared to suggest he was offering lottery ticket quotas in exchange for a loan for a political campaign.
Aide's case can hurt PM
News, Editorial, Published on 11/04/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's declining popularity cannot be restored if he does not show that he intends to find the truth behind his aide's audio clip scandal.
Rambo plays the lottery, nobody wins
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 09/04/2022
» The lottery drama involving Seksakol Atthawong, a close aide to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, could probably be nothing but a political manoeuvre targeting those on the opposite side of the political spectrum, not a sincere move to solve the overpricing problem.
Let the race begin
News, Published on 09/04/2022
» The Bangkok governor race is officially on with the unveiling of candidates who promise to make the May 22 election the most colourful and nail-biting poll in decades.
House panel to consider petition in PM's aide misconduct
Published on 07/04/2022
» The House committee on corruption and misconduct prevention and suppression on Thursday agreed to look into a petition requesting an investigation into alleged misconduct by Seksakol Atthawong, an aide to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Bluedragon lawyer: cops abusing power
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/04/2022
» The lawyer for the top executive of Bluedragon Lottery Co on Wednesday accused police of abusing their power under Section 157 of the Criminal Code.
Bluedragon boss arrested for sale of overpriced lottery tickets
Online Reporters, Published on 06/04/2022
» Police arrested the top executive of Bluedragon Lottery Co on Wednesday and pressed four charges against him, including selling tickets online at more than face value.
Lottery audio clip dismissed as a 'joke'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/04/2022
» Prime Minister's Office Minister Anucha Nakasai has vouched for Seksakol Atthawong, an aide to the prime minister, following the release of an audio clip that suggests he may have a vested interest in the government's lottery ticket quota.
PM urged to probe Seksakol's conduct
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/04/2022
» A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP yesterday called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to launch a probe against his aide Seksakol Atthawong following the release of an audio clip that suggested he might have a vested interest in the government's lottery ticket quota.
Stranger things happening in our strange land
Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/04/2022
» Strange things are happening in Thailand. Who would believe we would be experiencing a bout of cold and rain in April? But here we are, wrapping ourselves up in thick clothes at the height of summer just a week before Songkran.