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Thai Minister Resigns After Alleged Scam Centre Links

Vorapak Tanyawong resigned to focus on his legal defense after allegations tied him and his wife to Cambodia-based cyber scam centers, which he denies and plans to challenge legally.

  • On Wednesday, Thailand's deputy finance minister Vorapak Tanyawong resigned after allegations linking him to Cambodia-based cyberscam centres, following a prime minister's request for a written response.
  • The `Whale Hunting` newsletter alleged Vorapak’s wife was paid US$3 million in cryptocurrency this year by Chinese-Cambodian criminal networks he was assigned to investigate, and reported he was once an adviser to BIC Bank, a Cambodian bank linked to money laundering.
  • Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas named Vorapak to lead a task force after he took office last month, following a private-sector career with senior roles at Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase.
  • Vorapak denied involvement and said he was quitting to focus on his legal defence, planning a defamation complaint, while Prime Minister Anutin denied government pressure and said Vorapak floated the resignation idea.
  • Corruption allegations are not uncommon in Thailand, where political and business ties often blur lines, and the former chief executive of Krungthai Bank said Vorapak's policy work had been disrupted while Vorapak wrote that `It's unfortunate that some of those involved are people I once respected`.
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The Nation Thailand broke the news in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
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