Phakamon reveals data on the 'boss's kids quota' and criticizes the government for preparing to promote a governor involved in local exam fraud to the position of Director-General of the Land Department.
On 6 Sep 2026 GMT+7, Ms. Phakamon Noon-anun, a party-list MP from the People's Party, disclosed information regarding irregularities in the appointment and transfer of senior civil servants. She questioned Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, also Minister of Interior, stating she currently holds a list of over 5,900 local officials whose exam results were revoked due to fraud. Among these, many fall under the so-called 'boss's kids quota' and are linked to several major party MPs who helped their relatives take the exams.
Ms. Phakamon explained that the 'boss's kids quota' refers to individuals who did not have to pay the usual bribes of 300,000–700,000 baht common in typical fraud cases but instead had their exam papers altered to pass through connections with powerful figures—ranging from department-level officials, senior Ministry officials, governors, district chiefs, to local influencers. Some of these individuals even scored higher than those who paid bribes.
She cited the example of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, where in the first round of local official appointments, two candidates sharing the governor's surname had their exam scores artificially raised: their Part A scores increased from about 30 to 70–80, and Part B scores from around 50 to 90, resulting in their appointments. However, in the second round, the Department of Local Administration ordered the revocation of both individuals' names.
A key issue revealed by Phakamon is that the governor involved is slated for promotion to Director-General of the Land Department, Ministry of Interior, this October. She questioned how the public can trust the Ministry's transparency when someone perceived to be complicit in the fraud system is elevated to higher office, especially in the Land Department, which handles vast and complex interests.
Ms. Phakamon further commented on the overall situation within the Ministry of Interior, noting that beyond the local exam fraud cases involving estimated billions of baht, there are also unresolved transparency issues within the Department of Provincial Administration. She urged the government to investigate the root causes straightforwardly, instead of merely annulling individual exam results and ignoring those behind the system. She suggested the ruling Bhumjaithai Party government might be more focused on consolidating power and placing loyal operatives across departments and ministries, possibly explaining the overlooking of major corruption linked to future tasks within the Land Department.
"If the Prime Minister is sincere about his statement that those involved must be fully dealt with, he must prove it by not granting senior positions to those connected to this corrupt system," said Ms. Phakamon. Ms. Phakamon added she will continue monitoring and revealing further information about MPs connected to the practice of placing relatives in exams.