Teerakiat went to his office at the Education Ministry and refused to speak with the media. Teerakiat is due to attend a meeting at 3pm at the ministry. BBC Thai reported that at a reception at the Thai embassy in London last Friday, Teerakiat said that he would step down from his post if he were exposed of being in possession of expensive luxury watches. He was seen wearing at least 25 expensive luxury watches on different occasions. He did not declare possession of assets worth more than Bt200,000 when he joined the Cabinet in 2014.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 13, 2018 04:07 UTC