National

Government Helps Low-Income Applicants Disqualified From Welfare Card

The government will help low-income applicants rejected from the 2026 State Welfare Card after being flagged as company directors or shareholders they claim not to actually own or control.

31 Jul The Phuket News

BANGKOK: The government is moving to assist low-income applicants disqualified from the 2026 State Welfare Card programme after they were listed as company directors, shareholders or business partners despite claiming they have no actual ownership or involvement in those businesses.

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Thailand Launches SME Export Program in Songkhla

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Regional

NACC Scrutinizes B495M in Phuket Public Projects

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Thailand Deploys Drones to Restore Phichit's Polluted Bung Sai Lake

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Police

Phuket Police Arrest Myanmar Worker for Work Permit Breach

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