He said he had instructed the ministry to take legal and disciplinary action against those found guilty, particularly state officials. Pol Gen Jarumporn Suramanee, a PACC board member, said yesterday the board had agreed to establish a subcommittee to look into irregularities in fund spending at the welfare centre in Chiang Mai. The scandal came to light after Panida Yotpanya, 22, a social science student at Maha Sarakham University, and three friends lodged a complaint with the National Council for Peace and Order after interning at the Khon Kaen centre. Five other state officials at the Khon Kaen centre were also implicated in the scandal. Mr Thongsuk previously said the probe found that many of those eligible for a 2,000-baht welfare payment from the centre had received nothing.

Source: Bangkok Post February 20, 2018 23:03 UTC