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Karen on border receive welfare cards
Karen on border receive welfare cards
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019
Underprivileged ethnic Karen people in a village on the Myanmar border received welfare cards on Tuesday under the government’s Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) scheme.Free Internet and other pre-election goodies roll out for Christmas
Free Internet and other pre-election goodies roll out for Christmas
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2018
IN A BID to garner popularity ahead of the election scheduled for February, the government has finalised plans to give more than 11 million low-income people free Internet SIM cards and other state subsidies that will together cost taxpayers billions of baht.Holders of the ‘poor man's debit card’ can ride subway from next month
Holders of the ‘poor man's debit card’ can ride subway from next month
THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018
Holders of state welfare smartcards will be allowed to use them to pay for subway fares starting late next month.Free bus, train services replaced with welfare-card system
Free bus, train services replaced with welfare-card system
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2017
The government on Wednesday terminated the universal free bus and train services and replaced them with the use of state welfare cards for the poor to buy tickets.Welfare cards let poor ride for free on Bangkok buses
Welfare cards let poor ride for free on Bangkok buses
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
THE Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will install e-ticket readers on 200 buses and use a smartphone system on hundreds of other buses to serve holders of electronic welfare cards next month, a BMTA deputy director said yesterday.10 million low-income people to receive welfare cards
10 million low-income people to receive welfare cards
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
More than 10 million registered low-income persons nationwide will get welfare cards this month while another 1.3 million residents of Bangkok and seven other nearby provinces will get cards imbedded with chips to use public buses and trains free of charge starting next month.Welfare cards will help the poor access free bus rides
Welfare cards will help the poor access free bus rides
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will install e-ticket readers on 200 buses and use a smartphone system on hundreds of other buses to serve holders of electronic welfare cards next month, a BMTA deputy director said on Wednesday.New welfare cards prompt concerns over govt control
New welfare cards prompt concerns over govt control
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2017
ACTIVISTS campaigning for the rights of the underprivileged have expressed concerns about the government’s launch of welfare cards. Loading...
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