The Consumer Protection Committee is launching an investigation into 32,000 foundations nationwide, preparing to summon the Ministry of Interior, Anti-Money Laundering Office, and Ministry of Commerce for information. It urges Anutin to expedite checks on all donation funds to hold accountable those saints who misuse charitable money for personal use.
On 5 Nov 2026 GMT+7, Boonruwee Yomjinda, party-list MP and leader of the Ruamjai Thai Party, serving as deputy chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee of the House of Representatives, called on the government to ensure transparency in the operations of foundations nationwide. He demanded that Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul urgently oversee the inspection of all foundations and organizations to verify if public donations are used properly, not just focusing on the case of the Good Deed Foundation led by Panadda Wongpudi, its former chairwoman. Currently, Thailand has over 32,000 registered non-profit organizations, including 14,330 foundations and more than 18,506 associations. Some appear to operate as private businesses, yet government oversight lags behind technological advances, allowing so-called saints to exploit donations for personal gain, severely eroding public trust. As deputy chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee, he has submitted this issue for investigation, planning to summon representatives from the Ministry of Interior, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, and the Ministry of Commerce to review the registration, financial flows, and annual income-expense reports of the Good Deed Foundation and others. Thai people will not tolerate donations turning into private funds. The government must urgently dismantle this scheme before the country's charitable system collapses further.