Ministry sidelines DLA chief on nationwide exam-rigging case (opens original article in a new tab)

Thailand's Interior Ministry transferred the DLA chief over a nationwide exam-rigging scandal involving corruption and bribery, with authorities seizing evidence and estimating 4.5 billion baht in damages.

• Interior Ministry transferred DLA Director-General Teeruth Supawiboonpol to a temporary post due to a corruption scandal involving exam fraud
• Investigation uncovered a network manipulating exam scores for bribes, with 4.5 billion baht in estimated financial damage
• Authorities seized 18 computers, data, and answer sheets from a company linked to the scheme