Pichai takes aim at RTP for failing to update database

Former energy minister, Pichai Naripthaphan, recently appointed as an adviser to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, yesterday called on the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to improve how it updates its criminal record database so that the records of those cleared of any criminal offence can be promptly removed.

The call came after Mr Pichai discovered he was still listed on the national police database after showing up on background checks.

A clean criminal record is required for his appointment as a PM adviser, he said.

“After I was appointed to the position of PM’s adviser, they ran a criminal background check. And as it turned out, the record was still there,” he said.

However, all three cases brought…