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Kasikornbank Clarifies 7 Million Baht Tea Money Controversy, Finds No Account Linked to Anutin in System

Local26 Oct 2026 11:19 GMT+7

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Kasikornbank Clarifies 7 Million Baht Tea Money Controversy, Finds No Account Linked to Anutin in System

Kasikornbank clarified the '7 million baht tea money' controversy, stating that after checking, no account number claimed to belong to Anutin was found in their system. Moreover, K PLUS transactions have a maximum limit of 5 million baht per transfer.

On 26 Oct 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported that amid the '7 million baht tea money' controversy alleging a transfer into Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's account, Kasikornbank issued a clarification via its Facebook page “KBank Live.” The bank stated that regarding social media reports showing a 7 million baht transfer slip to an account named Anutin Charnvirakul, it has investigated and presents the facts as follows.

1. The bank did not find the recipient account number shown in the image, claimed to be Anutin Charnvirakul’s account, in Kasikornbank’s system. 2. Transfers via the K PLUS platform are limited to a maximum of 5 million baht per transaction.


Source: Facebook pageKBank Live