Bankruptcy proceedings begun against dentist

“The case has already been progressing,” Office of Higher Education Commission (Ohec) secretary-general Aporn Kaenvong disclosed yesterday.
She said Ohec forwarded the case to the OAG in September.
She was speaking about Dr Dolrudee Jumlongras, now an instructor in developmental biology at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Of over 5,000 Thai university lecturers who have received scholarships to further their studies in fields which have a shortage of teaching staff, Dolrudee is the only person who has violated the contract and refused to pay compensation. She has left her four guarantors to shoulder the huge debt.
“We believe the Office will take action against her before the statute of limitation expires on March 15,” Aporn said.
Aporn said that Ohec has been trying to force Dolrudee to pay Bt30-million compensation but it has been unable to locate any assets in Thailand that are in her name. One of the guarantors, Padet Phulwittayakij, has recently gone public about the fact that he has had to pay more than Bt2million because of Dolrudee’s default.
As Padet’s grievances have caught public and media attention, several agencies including her former employer the Mahidol University (MU) have now come forward to give assurances that they are taking action against Dolrudee.
Although Dolrudee is now in the United States, she must be feeling the growing pressure.
One of her guarantors said that Dolrudee had just sent an email repeating that she was still looking for a way to pay them and that she would like to talk.
“Please give me the best number and time for me to call you,” a part of her email said.
Padet said he had received a similar email from Dolrudee on Tuesday but did not think she would really make any repayment.
“Had she wanted to pay me back, she would have already wired some money,” he said.
Padet said he was now consulting a legal team about how to bring Dolrudee to justice.
Aporn said Dolrudee’s debts to the state were about Bt30 million plus interest, based on the conditions of the contract the former MU lecturer had signed to win the scholarship.
Via that scholarship, Dolrudee has got a master’s and a doctorate degree at Harvard.