Thai PM Calls Meeting to Discuss Police Pay Hike

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Picture courtesy of Facebook Royal Thai Police 

 

The Thai Prime Minister has scheduled a key meeting to discuss police salary adjustments and computer science criteria.

 

On 25th June, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, chair of the Thai Police Commission, has set a meeting for 14:00 on 27th June at Si Yanon Conference Room to address several key issues.

 

The agenda includes five main points: announcements from the chair, approval of the previous meeting's minutes, updates from subcommittees on discipline and investigations, and strategies to resolve police appointment issues.

 

Crucially, discussions will focus on the first-half salary raises for police officers level S.6 and above.

 

Additionally, adjustments to computer science qualifications for specific technical roles will be considered following previous observations.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from INN News 2025-06-26

 

 

[JoePai]

Need to keep the BIB on side   

[JimHuaHin]

The annual meeting to discuss police wage increases.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, JoePai said:

Need to keep the BIB on side   

Thinking the same thing, she might need protection soon.

[harryviking]

The Thai police should be paid a fair and decent salary so they could avoid taking bribes......or is that to much to hope for....🙄🙄 

[SOTIRIOS]

...Using The Thai Taxpayer Money To... (?)

...Yet 400 Baht A Day Is 'Too Much'... (?)

...Disgraceful Or Despicable... (?)

[motdaeng]

1 hour ago, harryviking said:

The Thai police should be paid a fair and decent salary so they could avoid taking bribes......or is that to much to hope for....🙄🙄 

 

... the thai police will take both, the salary increase and the bribes ... 

 

getting corruption out of the police is like trying to "remove the bar from a barlady ..."

it would take much stronger (more draconian) measures to achieve the nearly impossible goal of reducing police corruption ...

there's no hope that anything will truly change in our lifetime ... 

[thesetat]

1 hour ago, motdaeng said:

 

... the thai police will take both, the salary increase and the bribes ... 

 

getting corruption out of the police is like trying to "remove the bar from a barlady ..."

it would take much stronger (more draconian) measures to achieve the nearly impossible goal of reducing police corruption ...

there's no hope that anything will truly change in our lifetime ... 

Can not argue with you there. But the timing of this smells alot like the PM wants to make sure the police are committed to her agenda and to protecting her. What better way then to promise salary increases to the lower ranks and large increases to the higher ones. 

[FlorC]

Didn't they just get a pay hike ?

[GreasyFingers]

51 minutes ago, thesetat said:

Can not argue with you there. But the timing of this smells alot like the PM wants to make sure the police are committed to her agenda and to protecting her. What better way then to promise salary increases to the lower ranks and large increases to the higher ones. 

The police have always been part of Taksin government. That is why they do not like the military who can temporarily tell them what to do when Taksin is not in charge.

[crazykopite]

Papa says we need to look after all the big bosses in the police before the big demonstration this weekend