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Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has announced that holders of state welfare cards can expect more benefits soon.Speaking at an economic seminar in Chiang Mai on Wednesday (October 30), he said the government planned to add accident insurance for the 14.6 million people recipients, as well ...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has set a timeframe for the government to become fully digital by 2022.He instructed the Digital Government Development Agency on Wednesday (October 9) to prioritise its proposals and forward them next month to a committee tasked with electronically integrating all ...

Qualification criteria for a new round of registration for state welfare recipients will be tweaked after additional allowances for smartcard holders under the economic stimulus package are revealed.Keep reading ...

The Government Spokesperson has reiterated the state welfare card program contributes to the stabilization of the Thai economy, directly helps members of the public, and stimulates public spending.Keep watching ...

Tackling the problems of people’s livelihoods is the most important of the government’s 12 urgent policies outlined to parliament on July 25, according to the result of an opinion survey carried out by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.Keep reading ...

Over 3 million state welfare smartcards have been distributed to recipients, mainly the disabled, the elderly and bedridden patients, who registered in the added round for the state-sponsored subsidy and welfare scheme for low-income earners.Keep reading ...

More than 100 billion baht a year is needed to fund welfare schemes promised by the new government, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) estimates. The actual welfare spending, however, would hinge on the coalition government’s final decisions, taking into account the available budget and ...

State welfare cardholders will have no negative records and no restriction to financial transactions, said Finance Ministry Spokesman Lavaron Sangsanit.He dismissed rumors circulated online alleging low financial credit scores and restricted financial services being provided for welfare cardholders.Keep reading ...

The government expects to provide digital one-stop services 4.0 from 300 government agencies within the next five years.Sak Segkhoonthod, president of the Digital Government Development Agency (DGA), said government agencies nationwide are transforming themselves for digital governance. This is under the Digital Government Framework 2019-24, ...

A prominent thinker has urged people to push for a welfare state, which he believes does not contradict the benefits of capitalism-driven development.  “Capitalism develops when it has a quality workforce in regards to education and health,” Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) executive director Jon ...