Tag: Welfare cards
Welfare card use remains vibrant despite card-reader hiccup
Khon Kaen - While use of welfare cards, which are issued to low income earners by the government, was widespread on the second day...
Welfare card program hindered by lack of EDC machines
Bangkok - The Ministry of Finance has revealed that many welfare cardholders have been unable to use their cards, as most qualifying vendors do...
Welfare cards now usable nationwide
Bangkok - Welfare cards have become usable nationwide now that some five million eligible low-income earners in 70 provinces have already picked up their...
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Thai Police Chief orders urgent probe after deadly Bangkok train-bus crash kills 8
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s national police chief has ordered an urgent investigation into the deadly train collision near Bangkok’s Makkasan Airport Rail Link station...
Outrage erupts after witness video allegedly shows railway barrier failure before deadly Bangkok train...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Public anger intensified online after witnesses shared video footage allegedly showing railway crossing barriers failing to close moments before a deadly...
Horror in Bangkok as train slams into bus near Makkasan crossing, killing 8
BANGKOK, Thailand – A devastating collision between a train and a public bus near Bangkok’s Makkasan railway crossing left at least eight people dead...
Bangkok nightlife raids signal broader sweep across Thai tourist hotspots
PATTAYA, Thailand – Internal Security Operations Command Region 1 (ISOC Region 1), in coordination with multiple agencies, carried out inspections of entertainment venues in...
Injured monitor lizard rescued outside Pattaya restaurant as locals eye lucky house number
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya disaster prevention and fire rescue officers came to the aid of an injured monitor lizard discovered hiding outside a restaurant...