Chula ‘student’ Exposed For Years Of False Enrollment Claims

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Chula ‘student’ Exposed For Years Of False Enrollment Claims  

 

BANGKOK — His name is Boy. He seems the typical, school activity-loving Chulalongkorn University student. At the recent Chula-Thammasat annual football game, he was even at the parade in formal garb, holding a “Long Live the King” sign.

 

Except Sakol “Boy” Aiemsaard isn’t really a student at the economics faculty. In fact, he isn’t a Chulalongkorn student at all.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2018/09/12/chula-student-exposed-for-years-of-false-enrollment-claims/

 

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-09-12

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Chula poser’s photos draw netizen attention, university threatens legal action

By The Nation

 

 

Chulalongkorn University is gathering evidence concerning a report that a man had disguised himself as a student to join in the university’s activities including a parade celebrating a traditional football match.

 

The man has been identified as Sakol Iamsaard, and is known among netizens as “BoySakol”.

 

Sakol’s on-campus presence came to light recently when photos depicting him in an official Chula uniform and participating in Chulalongkorn-Thammasat University tradition football matches were posted to social network platforms and spread like wildfire.

 

His case brought the birth of the hashtag #BoySakol on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms.

 

One photo showed him carrying a sign depicting Chulalongkorn University at the head of the university’s football match parade.

 

Other photos showed him beaming along with other students while participating in many off class university activities.

 

Many netizens who claimed to know him wrote in comments under the photos that he was a former student at a university in the northeastern region, and not Chulalongkorn.

 

Some netizens wrote that he had made up his family background.

 

A source at Chulalongkorn University said that the campus authorities will seek legal action against Sakol if the gathered evidence showed that he had violated the 2008 Chulalongkorn University Act. The regulation prohibits people other than students to wear its uniforms or graduation gowns without permission with the intent to convince others that they are Chula students.

 

The punishment for the violation is a prison term of not more than six months and a fine of not over Bt50,000.

As of yesterday, Sakol’s whereabouts were unknown.

 

A large crowd of media gathered in front of a house believed to be his in Chachoengsao province. A man in the house called police to complain about the media’s presence. Police arrived and talked to the man inside the house and came out to tell the media that they could hang out only outside the house.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30354319

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-09-13

[AsiaHand]

Maybe they were first suspicious when he showed no interest in attracting a lone student from another university along with six of his fellow students.

[TPI]

24 minutes ago, AsiaHand said:

Maybe they were first suspicious when he showed no interest in attracting a lone student from another university along with six of his fellow students.

What?

 

[jvs]

16 minutes ago, TPI said:

What?

 

Not attracting bit attacking i would think.

 

[geriatrickid]

17 minutes ago, TPI said:

What?

 

Perhaps he meant to write attacking?

 

[nahkit]

Surely in order for him to lead the football parade someone on the organising committee must have chosen him?

 

Bit embarrassing to say the least for the university and their security arrangements or was the picture photo-shopped?

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, AsiaHand said:

Maybe they were first suspicious when he showed no interest in attracting a lone student from another university along with six of his fellow students.

 

May they were first suspicious when he actually showed an interest in studying.

But what is all this nonsense about damaging the reputation of the university? How? He did no harm at all and was just living out a harmless fantasy. It seems that absolutely everything is against the law in Thailand, which is why nobody takes any notice of the law. As they say in my country, the law is an ass.

 

[Sir Dude]

Yeah, loss of face for the uni, especially to let the fake dude get as far as being involved in sports events/parades, big fail Chula...though, I guess security is pretty surprisingly lax in most of these places. He did no harm, but he could have been anyone and especially someone with the hump about something which could have had a different outcome. Chula should have done better being one of the higher profile universities here.

[AsiaHand]

8 hours ago, jvs said:

Not attracting bit attacking i would think.

 

you are right /typing too fast thinking too slow

[hotchilli]

Is this really news?

[Rhys]

...failed all his classes and is repeating... for years..

[lamyai3]

No doubt to impress the girls. Doesn't sound like a bad way to go though university, no coursework or classes to bother with, and the degree at the end is fairly worthless in any event.