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Thailand Expands State Welfare Card Access Review While Extending Benefits for 13 Million Recipients

Thailand’s Ministry of Finance has proposed changes to improve eligibility screening for the state welfare card program while extending benefits for more than 13 million existing recipients for two additional months, addressing database issues that caused some vulnerable citizens to be incorrectly excluded from the annual 70 billion baht support program.
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Following OpenAI's Cyberattack: 'Most Companies Still Do Not Understand What Is Coming'
Autopsy Finds No Violence in Death of Epstein-Linked Model Scout
Indian Education Minister Resigns After Cockroach Youth Protests
Thailand Links Traffic Fines to Vehicle Tax Renewal Under New Digital Enforcement System
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Thailand Expands State Welfare Card Access Review While Extending Benefits for 13 Million Recipients
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Thailand Tourism Authority Shifts Toward Higher-Spending Visitors Ahead of Global Events
Thailand Government Proposes Civil Service Overhaul to Improve Public Sector Efficiency
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