The assembly, which was supposed to pick seven members of the board, claimed eight candidates on the list were unqualified. The voices heard in the clip were reportedly speaking during a meeting of either an NLA committee scrutinising the list or NLA whips on Wednesday. Somchai Sawaengkarn, an NLA member and secretary to the assembly's whip, affirmed the clip was not recorded at the whips' meeting. NLA whip spokesman Jate Siratharanon also said the the clip unlikely originated from either the assembly debate or the whips' meeting. An audio clip in Thai posted by www.manager.co.th records what is purported to be a converstin among lawmakers about the candidates for the NBTC.

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2018 23:15 UTC