The leaked list features the name of Army-run Channel 5 anchorwoman Major Chonratsamee Ngataweesuk along with so-called "irrelevant" delegates from an agricultural conglomerate.The trip on a Boeing 747 for just 38 passengers cost almost Bt21 million and has been criticised for being unnecessarily expensive. "Out of 38 passengers, one was a US official and four were civilians, including two journalists from Channel 5 and a pair of officials from the Defence Ministry. But her attendance was cancelled because the TV station failed to find a replacement. "She had to host a live morning news programme. At first we thought we could find a broadcaster to host the programme in her place on September 29 and 30, but we could not.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 06, 2016 17:15 UTC