PUBLISHED: 3 Jan 2025 at 13: 14
According to the National Anti-Corruption Commission ( NACC), Prime Minister Paetongtarn” Ung Ing” Shinawatra and her husband Pitaka Suksawat have combined wealth worth 13.9 billion baht, which includes two houses in London and two land plots on Japan’s Hokkaido island, and have debts totaling about 4.4 billion baht.
Following the Constitutional Court’s treatment of Srettha Thavisin as prime minister on August 14, the NACC announced on Friday the property and liability declaration of Ms. Paetongtarn, who became the 31st excellent chancellor on September 6, 2013.
The charter indicated that the child’s property totalled 13.99 billion baht — with Ms Paetongtarn’s property valued at 13.84 billion ringgit and Mr Pitaka’s at 141.11 million ringgit. Their kids hold property for 500, 000 ringgit.
The couple’s overall bill was 4.44 billion rmb, including Ms Paetongtarn’s 4.43 billion ringgit and Mr Pitaka’s 1.17 billion baht.
The prime minister, 38, reported an annual salary of 265 million baht, including a salary of 3.40 million baht, income of 259.26 million baht, fascination of 2 million baht and fee of 890, 000 baht. Her monthly expenses totaled 57.72 million baht, with 7 million baht for household expenses and 45 million ringgit for specific expenses.
Among Ms Paetongtarn’s goods are:
- Money of 7.27 million ringgit
- Payments of 1.08 billion ringgit
- Investments of 11 billion ringgit
- Lending of 15.23 million ringgit
- Land narratives valued at 724.92 million baht
- Components for 168.61 million ringgit
- Cars for 66.77 million ringgit
- Concession freedom of 358.78 million ringgit
- Other resources for 416.63 million ringgit
Ms Paetongtarn, who is the youngest child of former top Thaksin Shinawatra, holds money in several foreign currencies, payments across 29 banks accounts and investments in 32 funds and companies.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, heart, and her 42-year-old father Pitaka Suksawat, left, at Government House, Bangkok. ( File photo: Chanat Katanyu )
She purchased 12 area plots for 15 million dollars each on December 15, 2019, including three in Pathum Thani province, which are valued at 9.9 million dollars. She even owns two rental properties in London— one fair 111.61 million baht and the other for 208.34 million ringgit — as well as five apartments in Bangkok, two homes in Nonthaburi and Bangkok, and industrial buildings in Phetchaburi.
A Bentley for 10.6 million ringgit and a Rolls-Royce Phantom worth 6.7 million baht are just two examples of Ms Paetongtarn’s 23 cars from different luxury brands.
Her other assets include golden bars for about 3 million baht, 75 luxury watches estimated to be worth about 162 million ringgit, nine Bearbrick collectable figures for 1.9 million ringgit, and 217 comfort bags worth 76.65 million ringgit.
The figures released by the local press were confirmed by a representative from the judgement Pheu Thai Party.
The primary leader’s papa and father Thaksin– who previously owned Manchester City football club– has a shield worth of US$ 2.1 billion, according to Forbes, making him the 11th richest person in Thailand.
Thaksin used the wealth generated by his Shin Corp telecommunications empire to launch his political career, and his family has remained influential despite his years in exile following his ouster on September 19, 2006, in a military coup.