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Thailand Reviews Welfare Card System After Surge of More Than Five Million New Applicants

The Ministry of Finance and related agencies are reassessing Thailand’s state welfare card program after registration data showed more than five million new applicants identified as vulnerable groups, prompting tighter verification measures and a review of budget allocations for social assistance programs.
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Thailand Reviews Welfare Card System After Surge of More Than Five Million New Applicants
Thailand’s NBTC Resolves Long-Running Broadcasting Disputes With Approval of New Digital TV Master Plan
Thailand Targets High-Income Status Within 12 Years Under National Economic Transformation Plan
Visa Study Ranks Thailand Among Top Five Global Travel Destinations Ahead of Peak Tourism Season
PwC Thailand Projects Up to 21 Trillion Baht in Infrastructure Investment by 2050 Driven by Transport, Power and Data Growth
Thailand Aligns Investment Promotion Strategy With Global Minimum Tax Rules in Policy Overhaul
Thailand Launches Fast Pass System to Accelerate Foreign Investment Approvals and Reduce Regulatory Delays
Thailand Sets Target to Lift Economic Growth Potential to Three Percent by 2030 Through Investment-Led Strategy
Thailand Tourism Sector Sees Shift Toward Shorter Bookings and Cautious Travel Spending
Thailand Unveils Plan to Become ASEAN Aviation Hub With 120 Million Passenger Capacity Target by 2029
Thailand Sets 12-Year Roadmap to Lift Economy Into High-Income Status Above $15,000 Per Capita
Suki Teenoi Enters Barbecue Buffet Battle as Competition Intensifies in Thailand's Mass-Market Dining Sector
Thailand Faces Growing Dispute Over Proposed Thap Lan National Park Boundary Changes
Thai Authorities Launch Crackdown on Illegal Foreign Businesses and Labor Networks in Phuket
Thailand's Economic Strategy Centers on Trade, Digital Transformation and Industrial Upgrading
Board of Investment Launches New Funding Measures to Upgrade Manufacturing and Green Energy
Thailand Tourism Revenue Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels as Demand Surges in Bangkok and Phuket
Bank of Thailand Projects Stable Growth Supported by Exports and Consumer Spending Measures
Prime Minister Promotes Thailand as ASEAN Investment Gateway Through FastPass Initiative
Thailand Launches AI Access Program as Foreign Investment in Data Centers Accelerates
Thailand Advances EU Trade Talks and OECD Membership Bid Through Labour Reforms
Thailand Clears Five Major Trade Agreements as Exports Set for Double-Digit Growth
Thailand Revives US$30 Billion Southern Land Bridge to Create New Maritime Route Between Two Oceans
Suki Teenoi Expands Into Thailand’s Barbecue Market as Competition Intensifies in Domestic Dining Sector
Thailand Advances Andaman–Gulf Land Bridge Megaproject Linking Kapoe and Chaiya for Cross-Peninsula Shipping Route
Thailand Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Illegal Foreign Capital Networks in Southern Tourism Provinces
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