Border Police Unpaid for Five Months, Spokesman Calls for Probe
Border Patrol Police along the Thai-Cambodian border haven't received their 240-baht daily meal allowance for five months, prompting the Democratic Party to call for a government investigation into the budget delays affecting thousands of o
On August 15, Pongsakorn Khuanmuang, spokesman for the Democratic Party, raised concerns about complaints from Border Patrol Police Division 1 officers in the Thai-Cambodian border area who have not received their daily meal allowance of 240 baht for five consecutive months, causing hardship for frontline officers and their families.
Numerical complaints from officers in other areas have also been mounting. Pongsakorn stated the Democratic Party is prepared to receive complaints from police nationwide, urging any officers facing salary delays or irregularities to report to the party.
He called on relevant agencies including the government, National Police Office, and Budget Bureau to urgently clarify why the budget is delayed, where the bottleneck exists, or whether there has been mismanagement. The missing monthly allowance of approximately 7,200 baht per officer is not merely a budget figure but essential funds for food, school fees, and household expenses.
"It is unacceptable that border officers must use their own money to buy food while performing dangerous duties," the Democratic Party spokesman said. "Border police need to eat and have expenses just like officers at the National Police Office and Government House."
