MP Suchada Dodges Questions on Husband's Gambling Shares
Chaiyaphum MP Suchada Sangthanthip avoided reporters' questions about her husband's alleged ownership of shares in an online gambling site during her tenure as secretary to the Digital Economy Minister. She evaded the inquiry by taking a phone call and entered a parliamentary committee meeting without commenting. The House Legal Affairs Committee had summoned her and her husband to explain regarding online gambling suppression, but neither attended the session.
MP Suchada Sangthanthip received a mysterious phone call and dodged questions about her husband holding gambling website shares while she was secretary to the DE Minister, telling constituents to stay strong and wait for the case outcome. She entered the Legal Affairs Committee meeting at 09:25 on October 22, 2026 at Parliament. Miss Suchada Sangthanthip, Chaiyaphum MP from the Bhumjaithai Party, attended the House Committee on Telecommunications and Digital Economy and Society meeting. Reporters asked how Chaiyaphum constituents were giving morale since there was a merit-making event that evening. Miss Suchada replied yes, she would invite them to the merit-making ceremonies on October 21-25. When asked how she would communicate with constituents, Miss Suchada said constituents were giving good morale and believed they were waiting to hear the case outcome. When questioned about her time as secretary to Minister Chaiyachon Chidchob of the Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DE), and whether her husband still held gambling website shares because of questions about misuse of power, reporters had not finished asking when Miss Suchada received a mysterious phone call and talked until entering the committee room, not answering any questions. Reporters noted that today at 09:30, the House Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights Committee was considering an agenda on suppressing online gambling websites and monitoring digital asset businesses, and had invited Miss Suchada and her husband, Mr. Thayang Sang, to give explanations, but both did not attend this meeting.
