Tisana Choonhavan, a Move Forward MP for Bangkok, attributed her misreading of budget numbers during a parliamentary session to feeling distressed and not getting enough sleep after a former assistant passed away.
During a televised discussion about the budget last week, Tisana was criticizing the proposed budget for the Internal Security Operations Command, when she repeatedly misunderstood the budget amount of Bt768,601,800.
Despite trying multiple times, she couldn't get the number right and eventually moved on to a different topic.
Her mistake quickly spread widely on social media platforms, and she was widely ridiculed.
Tisana is the granddaughter of former prime minister Chatichai Choonhavan and the daughter of Thai scholar Kraisak Choonhavan.
On her Facebook page, Tisana apologized to everyone and promised to avoid such incidents in the future.
She wrote, “I have never made such a mistake in the past. It was due to my inattention and inadequate rest caused by sleep deprivation. I have been feeling depressed lately due to the loss of an assistant, which likely led to this inexcusable blunder.”
Last week, Tisana asked the army to investigate the suspected suicide of a soldier in the toilet of an army barracks. The person had previously worked as her assistant.
