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Student debt repayments drop to 100 baht a month
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/03/2021
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) is to introduce a more lenient loan repayment scheme -- which will go as low as 100 baht per month -- after defaults hit 45%, or 2.2 million bad debts, according to SLF manager Chainarong Katchapanan.
Activist urges equal welfare distribution
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2021
» A political activist on Friday led a protest outside the Finance Ministry, urging the government to rehabilitate people affected by Covid-19 fairly.
Student Loan Fund set to give bright students boost
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/09/2019
» Student Loans Fund (SLF) is creating a new financial package for whizkids, according to the fund's manager, Chainarong Katchapanan.
Student loans win boost
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/05/2019
» The government is to spend 8.5 billion baht to make up for a recent 30-50% cut in Student Loan Fund principal loan amounts for students who choose to study in fields related to 10 targeted and three basic infrastructure industries at universities and vocational schools.
Student Loan Fund targets 120,000 defaulters
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/06/2018
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) is expected to sue about 120,000 people who have failed to repay, in the past five years, their debts incurred with the fund, fund manager Chainarong Kajchapanan says.
Students eyed in NSF member drive
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/04/2018
» The National Savings Fund (NSF) plans to encourage employees working in the formal sector to apply for NSF membership, aiming to boost retirement savings among the workforce.
60,000 officials risk losing jobs over student loan defaults
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/09/2017
» Sixty thousand state officials are at risk of dismissal as they have failed to repay the debts they owe from government-issued student loans, officials said Wednesday.
Defaulters can run but can't hide
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/08/2017
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) now has access to the personal information of borrowers to help it tackle defaults more effectively, SLF manager Chainarong Katchapanan said on Friday.
700,000 to miss out on state help
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/07/2017
» More than 700,000 of the 14.1 million Thais who registered for the government's subsidy and welfare scheme this year have been disqualified during an initial check of information they provided, the Fiscal Policy Office's (FPO) chief says.
State subsidy plans put to haggle test
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/07/2017
» The Finance Ministry is negotiating with the Budget Bureau for an 80-billion-baht budget to finance the government's subsidy and welfare scheme to alleviate poverty.