Vorapak Tanyawong
Vorapak Tanyawong | |
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วรภัค ธันยาวงษ์ | |
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| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 19 September 2025 – 22 October 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Anutin Charnvirakul |
| Minister | Ekniti Nitithanprapas |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Kanokporn Tanyawong |
| Relations | Kant Tanyawong (son) |
Vorapak Tanyawong (Thai: วรภัค ธันยาวงษ์, RTGS: Woraphak Thanyawong) is a Thai politician who served as Deputy Minister of Finance in 2025.[1][2][3]
Career
Vorapak previously served as an executive at Krungthai Bank, before joining the Anutin Charnvirakul Cabinet in September 2025.[4] According to Whale Hunting, Vorapak was previously listed as an adviser to Cambodian bank BIC group, which allegedly has ties to a money laundering network.[4]
Cybercrime hub investigation
In late September 2025, the Whale Hunting newsletter written by journalist Tom Wright published that that Vorapak and his wife, Kanokporn Tanyawong, were connected to a cybercrime hub network in Cambodia.[5][6] The newsletter made allegations that Kanokporn had been paid $3 million in cryptocurrency to a Chinese-Cambodian criminal network led by South African fixer Benjamin Mauerberger that Vorapak was previously tasked with investigation as a member of a government committee.[7] The $3 million was cited from signed corporate filings in Singapore.[4]
On 21 October 2025, Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul requested Vorapak provide a written response to allegations, while also denying reports that Vorapak had been named to lead Thailand's new anti-scam committee.[8]
Vorapak resigned on 22 October 2025.[5] He denied the allegations, and stated that he planned to file a defamation lawsuit.[5][9] Later on 22 October 2025, Anutin stated he would not fill the vacancy created by Vorapak's resignation.[10]
Following his resignation, opposition lawmakers called for an investigation into Vorapak's activities.[11]
On 25 March 2026, Whale Hunting published an article focused on Vorapak's son Kant, who has posted photos of himself on social media traveling on Mauerberger's Gulfstream and vacationing on his superyacht.[12]
References
- ↑ "Thai Official Resigns Over Allegations of Links to Scam Network". 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak resigns to avoid burdening government, denies links to Cambodian scam network". nationthailand. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "ด่วน! "วรภัค" ลาออก รมช.คลัง ยันไม่เกี่ยวสแกมเมอร์ - เตรียมฟ้องเอาผิดคนใส่ร้าย". mgronline.com (in Thai). 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- 1 2 3 "Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister Steps Down After Reports Linking Him to Scam Operations". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- 1 2 3 Reporters, Online (2025-10-22). "Thai minister Vorapak resigns, denies scam links". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Thailand Appoints Official to Investigate Network That Paid His Wife $3M". Whale Hunting. 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Thai minister resigns after alleged scam centre links". CNA. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company (2025-10-21). "Minister on hot seat over scam reports". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Thai Deputy Finance Minister quits over scam centre allegations". The Straits Times. 2025-10-22. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Anutin says no replacement for deputy finance minister's seat vacated by Vorapak". nationthailand. 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Reporters, Post (2025-10-24). "Calls grow for Vorapak probe over scam centre scandal". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ↑ "The Deputy Minister, His Son, and the $100 Million Superyacht". Whale Hunting. 2026-03-25. Retrieved 2026-03-26.