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Nearly 6,000 civil servants to lose jobs after exam fraud

Police display examination papers seized during a raid on alleged exam tampering in Nonthaburi province in July 2026. (Photo: Royal Thai Police)

The discovery of civil service exam fraud is expected to cost 5,925 local government employees their jobs this month, Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit said on Monday.

Mr Worasit said committees investigating the exams and the management of local administrative officials will meet on Wednesday and Thursday. He said local administrators would act quickly to remove exam cheaters from their positions.

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