Chanthaburi School Files Lawsuit After 3 Million Baht Worth of Milk Goes Missing

[webfact]

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

A former marketing employee of the Chanthaburi Dairy Cooperative is facing legal action regarding the loss of school milk valued at almost 3 million baht. The cooperative has initiated a lawsuit to recover damages following the disappearance of approximately 270,000 cartons.

 

The ex-employee, Yananan, initially joined as a housekeeper in late 2018, later rising to a marketing role in mid-2019. Her job entailed overseeing local school milk distribution in Chanthaburi and Trat. Upon leaving in 2023, she realised about two truckloads of milk—almost 8,000 crates—had disappeared.

 

Yananan reported the issue to her former manager early on, estimating an initial loss of 4,000 to 5,000 crates. Despite verifying the missing inventory, her concerns were overlooked, with her manager dismissing the claims and advising contractual checks instead.

Under pressure, Yananan signed stock confirmations despite substantial discrepancies, driven by her need to adhere to orders given her modest daily pay. She recently took the issue to the media, seeking justice due to what she describes as an unjust financial burden.

 

Kwanjai Pramualsuk, representing the cooperative, clarified that Yananan faces charges of negligence, not embezzlement, for failing to manage inventory correctly. The court will reconvene on 10th March to explore broader accountability.

 

Despite Yananan's claims, her former manager and an accountant deny receiving her reports. The cooperative asserts it has comprehensive photographic evidence to support its case, while decisions on other potential liabilities remain pending, reported The Thaiger.

 

-- 2025-03-03

 

 

[JoePai]

Maybe he drinks a lot of tea ?

[Watawattana]

Something smells a bit off in this story.  And it's not just the milk.

[jcmj]

I sure hope that they have good documentation and the manager is ultimately held responsible. Always pushing things down the chain. 

[Jim Blue]

Got milk?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Under pressure, Yananan signed stock confirmations despite substantial discrepancies, driven by her need to adhere to orders given her modest daily pay. She recently took the issue to the media, seeking justice due to what she describes as an unjust financial burden.

The manager is to blame, the girl should have signed it "Mickey Mouse"

[kingstonkid]

Bank records will be interesting to see.  She should have told police but with higher power having power would have been screwed either way.

 

Why did school take so long to file 

[JAG]

It was the cows, they came and took it back!

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Chanthaburi Dairy Cooperative is facing legal action regarding the loss of school milk

 

Looks like this company needs a good "shake up"!