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3,400 face the axe over exam fraud

Interior Interior Ministry the Interior Ministry Anutin Charnvirakul the Department of Local Administration

Senior officials from the Ministry of Interior and the Department of Local Administration (DLA) inspect the venue of the local official recruitment examination at Thammasat Convention Centre, Thammasat University Rangsit campus, on July 26. (Photo: Department of Local Administration)

More than 3,400 local-government officials face losing their jobs after authorities uncovered widespread score manipulation in a civil service examination, prompting the Interior Ministry to approve a new list of successful candidates.

Interior Ministry permanent secretary Unsit Sampuntharat said on Friday that the Local Personnel Administration Committee (LCAC) had approved the list based on verified scores to restore fairness to candidates who passed legitimately.

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