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Rak Chart pledges relief for low-income earners
Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Rak Chart Party yesterday canvassed in Samut Sakhon, pledging to ease economic hardship by tackling informal debt, which it described as a major burden on low-income earners.
Panel defends changes to airport high-speed rail deal
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/12/2025
» The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee has defended its plan to amend the contract for the high-speed rail project connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and U-tapao airports, saying the move is critical to keep the flagship infrastructure project alive amid shifting economic realities.
Hopeful outlook for debt relief plan
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2025
» Thailand is grappling with a debt challenge that spans the public, business and household sectors -- a structural vulnerability that weighs on the country's economic growth and financial stability.
Buy now, bankrupt later
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 01/09/2025
» Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have swiftly risen in popularity in Thailand, riding the wave of e-commerce expansion and the appeal of flexible payment options that let consumers purchase now and settle later in instalments.
The thorny roots of debt
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 18/11/2024
» Overwhelming debt has been the key issue during economic discussions the past several months, as it contributes to declining car sales and weak demand for property, particularly in the low-income segment.
Govt 'solves' 233 cases of informal debt: PM
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2023
» The government claims it has solved the informal debts of 233 registered debtors while Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday went to observe a debt-solving model in Nan.
Over 80,000 sign up for debt relief scheme
Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2023
» More than 82,000 people have signed up to the government's initiative to help distressed debtors service their obligations to informal lenders since the scheme was launched nine days ago.
'Loan sharks' arrested for vandalism
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2023
» CHAI NAT: Members of a loan shark gang who vandalised their debtor's restaurant in Sankhaburi district in this Central Plains province for registering with the government's loan shark scheme have been arrested, police said yesterday.
Students urge action on delayed aid
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/11/2023
» Almost 60 nursing and public health students in Sri Sa Ket and Nakhon Si Thammarat have urged the government to speed up disbursing student loans after months of delay.
Kittirat mocks 10K critics
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/10/2023
» Controversy over the government's 10,000-baht digital wallet handout has escalated, with the prime minister's chief adviser labelling critics of the scheme as "econometrics archaeologists".