Democrat Party urges government to pay overdue BPP allowances

Matichon•Politics•4d ago

Reader Briefing

The Democrat Party spokesperson urged the government to approve overdue budget payments for Border Patrol Police serving on the Thai-Cambodian border.

•Border Patrol Police (BPP) Region 1 officers on the Thai-Cambodian border faced over 5 months of unpaid allowances.
•The Royal Thai Police and BPP Command have managed to pay 2 months of arrears using internal budget rotation.
•3 months of allowances remain unpaid due to insufficient budget, requiring government allocation.
•Pongsakorn Khwanmuang of the Democrat Party called on the government to expedite the remaining budget approval.

Overview

•On August 22, Pongsakorn Khwanmuang discussed the progress of unpaid allowances for Border Patrol Police Region 1.
•Border Patrol Police Region 1 officers serving on the Thai-Cambodian border had allowances unpaid for over 5 months.
•The Royal Thai Police and the Border Patrol Police Command rotated internal budgets to pay 2 months of arrears.
•3 months of allowances remain unpaid because there is insufficient budget.
•The remaining payments require budget allocation from the government.
•Pongsakorn Khwanmuang stated that some officers had to borrow money for living expenses because the government defaulted on allowances.
•Pongsakorn Khwanmuang urged the government to approve the remaining budget to provide welfare for personnel protecting national sovereignty.

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Key Quotes

Pongsakorn Khwanmuang

"The government has defaulted on their allowances."

รัฐบาลเบี้ยวเบี้ยเลี้ยงของเขา

Key Entities

Person

Pongsakorn Khwanmuang(พงศกร ขวัญเมือง)

Spokesperson of the Democrat Party.

Organization

Democrat Party(พรรคประชาธิปัตย์)

The political party whose spokesperson is calling for the approval of police allowances.

Border Patrol Police Region 1(ตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน (ตชด.) ภาค 1)

Personnel performing duties along the Thai-Cambodian border who faced unpaid allowances.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ (สตช.))ℹ️

The agency that managed internal budgets to provide partial relief for unpaid allowances.

Border Patrol Police Command(กองบัญชาการตำรวจตระเวนชายแดน (บช.ตชด.))

The agency that managed internal budgets to provide partial relief for unpaid allowances.

Government(รัฐบาล)ℹ️

The entity responsible for allocating the budget for the remaining 3 months of allowances.

Place

Thai-Cambodian Border(ชายแดนไทย-กัมพูชา)

The area where Border Patrol Police Region 1 officers are performing their duties.