Thai Prime Minister discloses $400 million in assets, including income from Cryptocurrency trading for spouse

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently revealed his personal assets worth $400 million, including two properties in London, investments in multiple companies, and a collection of luxury watches and handbags. The 38-year-old member of the Chan-o-cha family also listed 1.09 billion Thai baht (approximately $3.16 million) in cash and deposits in over 26 bank accounts. When disclosing this information to Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), her total assets amounted to 13.85 billion Thai baht (approximately $400 million). According to documents exposed by local media, Prayut also declared debts of nearly 5 billion Thai baht, resulting in a net worth of 8.9 billion Thai baht ($258 million). Prayut is the youngest daughter of Thaksin, and she will become the third member of the Chan-o-cha family to lead Thailand in August 2024, after former Prime Minister Thaksin was impeached by the Constitutional Court for ethical violations. Prayut’s spouse, Pidok, disclosed assets worth 147 million Thai baht and an income of 5.13 million Thai baht in the previous year, including profits from cryptocurrency transactions. (FX678)