Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin said on Tuesday he would remain in the Cabinet despite his recent remarks apparently attacking Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan regarding his high-profile watch scandal.

Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin has criticised the country's response to the Prawit watch scandal and said that he would step down from his Cabinet position if he was exposed to possess a luxury watch.