Thai Government Spokesman Accuses SSS Executives of Using False Information to Oppose Law Reform

Key summary

On October 24, 2026, Dr. Ekkapob Pianpises, spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, posted a screenshot of a LINE chat on his Facebook page alleging that high-level executives of the Social Development and Welfare Fund (SSS) are mobilizing people to oppose proposed law reforms using deception and false information. The post claims these executives have controlled health funds for over two decades and are attempting to protect their interests from an annual budget of 4 billion baht rather than serving public health. Dr. Ekkapob stated that the proposed law aims to bring fund distribution into the official budget system instead of arbitrary spending, contradicting chat messages claiming the government did not submit the bill to the Cabinet Meeting. The post notes that tracing the chat back to its source linked the false information to executives at the director level and above. Public comments on the post included accusations of parasitism and hoarding public funds.