PM Anutin says government has no ties to illegal businesses
TOKYO, Japan — 21 September 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said no member of his Cabinet was involved in illegal businesses or had ties to “gray” or illicit businesses, insisting that the government had no reason to compromise with anyone breaking the law. Speaking at a meeting on foreign policy and Thailand-Japan relations at the […] The post PM Anutin says government has no ties to…
On 21 September 2026, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul affirmed that his Cabinet members had no involvement in illegal businesses or connections to illicit operations, emphasizing that the government had no incentive to cooperate with lawbreakers. Addressing a meeting on foreign policy and Thailand-Japan relations at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo at 09:30, Anutin - who also serves as interior minister - pledged the government's ongoing commitment to combating scammers, illicit enterprises, and drug trafficking.
Throughout his tenure, authorities have recovered over 20 billion baht in assets tied to scam networks, with more seizures occurring under the current government than during the previous one. Anutin reassured the audience that no Cabinet member was associated with such activities, thereby eliminating any basis for the government to compromise with individuals engaged in illegal operations.
In addition to dismantling illegal enterprises, Prime Minister Anutin highlighted the government's efforts to enhance standards and bolster Thailand's credibility, citing an international credit rating agency's recent upgrade of Thailand's outlook from "Negative" to "Stable" while keeping the sovereign credit rating at BBB. This improvement, he noted, reflected growing stability in the nation and garnered recognition from global institutions like Fitch Ratings, S&P, and Moody's.
The Prime Minister highlighted the strong political stability and effective cooperation among the civil service and armed forces as further strengths of Thailand, asserting that these attributes could engender trust in the country among the Japanese government and the international community. Furthermore, Anutin acknowledged concerns regarding Thai nationals staying beyond their permitted periods in Japan and pledged cooperation with Japanese authorities on this matter.
He directed the Royal Thai Police to maintain preventive and enforcement actions against such violations.
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