Parliament erupted as "Ice Rakchanok" fiercely criticized government policies, urging the Prime Minister to use "expelling medicine" to remove three scandal-hit ministers—Suriya, Suchart, and Phiphat—to prove themselves first before returning.
On 10 Apr 2026 GMT+7, at the Parliament, Ms. Rakchanok Srinok, a party-list MP from the Prachachon Party, stood to fiercely debate the government’s policy. She raised the issue of Thailand’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranking at the bottom and proposed two types of "reputation-cleansing medicine" for Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to use against the Cabinet. The first medicine is "expelling ministers," urging the removal of notorious individuals from the Cabinet to maintain public trust.
Ms. Rakchanok identified the three ministers as Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Minister of Agriculture, involved in the controversial purchase of a plane from Mr. Ben Smith, which Suriya admitted he would not have bought had he known the facts. She urged the Prime Minister to instruct the Anti-Money Laundering Office to investigate immediately. The second is Mr. Suchart Chomklin, Minister of Natural Resources, linked to the "Blood Berry" case in Finland, which the DSI and prosecutors have charged and referred to the National Anti-Corruption Commission over two years ago but with no progress. The third is Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, questioned over the energy crisis and the appropriateness of a major gas station owner managing energy policy. Although he claims innocence, the public finds it hard to believe his companies do not benefit.
Ms. Rakchanok also mentioned the second type of medicine, "eye-drop medicine," intended to open the government’s eyes. She highlighted government contracts awarded to relatives of ministers: Thai Charoen Limited Partnership, linked to Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkit, Deputy Minister of Transport, received 74 projects worth 4.5 billion baht. Meanwhile, networks connected to Mr. Chada Thaiseth, Minister of Culture, involved companies owned by his wife and another daughter’s husband, receiving 142 projects worth 830 million baht and 78 projects worth over 2.4 billion baht respectively.
During the debate, Ms. Rakchanok displayed QR codes in the chamber for MPs to scan and verify data. She revealed that in 2025, Thai Charoen Limited Partnership mainly secured road construction projects in Sisaket province, a stronghold of the Bhumjaithai Party. Most projects came from the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning under the Ministry of Interior, headed by Minister Anutin.
Ms. Rakchanok concluded by saying that bidding was dominated by companies linked to Bhumjaithai Party members, including advisors to the parliamentary committee and those sharing surnames with MPs in the party. She clarified she was not accusing corruption but presenting facts for the public to judge, suggesting the only word that comes to mind is 'wealth.' While competing in merit and fate is natural, competing in government project bids with Bhumjaithai is not worth the contest.