PM Anutin discusses state welfare card issues before Cabinet meeting

Thairath•Politics•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul convened a meeting with relevant ministers to discuss the State Welfare Card criteria before the Cabinet meeting on July 21, 2026.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a discussion on the State Welfare Card at Thai Khu Fa Building.
•The meeting addressed the issue of many citizens losing their eligibility for the State Welfare Card in the current round.
•The Cabinet meeting took place on July 21, 2026, at Government House.
•Four ministers requested leave from the Cabinet meeting.

Overview

•On July 21, 2026, at 10:30 AM, Anutin Charnvirakul presided over the Cabinet meeting at Government House.
•Anutin Charnvirakul called relevant ministers to the Thai Khu Fa Building prior to the Cabinet meeting to discuss the State Welfare Card.
•The discussion focused on adjusting State Welfare Card criteria after many people who previously held rights were cut from the current round.
•Ministers attending the discussion included Ekniti Nitithanprapas, Siripong Angkasakulkiat, Pol Phir Suwannachawee, Pharadon Prisnananthakul, and Permanent Secretary Assis Samphantharat.
•When questioned by reporters about the State Welfare Card, Anutin Charnvirakul did not answer the questions and instead greeted the media in Chinese.
•Four ministers were absent from the Cabinet meeting, including Supajee Suthamphan, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Chaichanok Chidchob, and Jaset Thaiyaseth.

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Key Quotes

Anutin Charnvirakul

"Ni hao"

หนีห่าว

Anutin Charnvirakul

"Wo shang hao"

หว่อ ซาง ฮาว

Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

Siripong Angkasakulkiat(สิริพงศ์ อังคสกุลเกียรติ)

Deputy Minister of Transport.

Pol Phir Suwannachawee(พลพีร์ สุวรรณฉวี)

Deputy Minister of Interior.

Pharadon Prisnananthakul(ภราดร ปริศนานันทกุล)

Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office.

Assis Samphantharat(อรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior.

Supajee Suthamphan(ศุภจี สุธรรมพันธุ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce.

Sihasak Phuangketkeow(สีหศักดิ์ พวงเกตุแก้ว)ℹ️

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Jaset Thaiyaseth(เจเศรษฐ์ ไทยเศรษฐ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior.

Organization

Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)

The executive body of the government that held a meeting on July 21, 2026.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the Cabinet meeting was held.

Thai Khu Fa Building(ตึกไทยคู่ฟ้า)ℹ️

The building where Anutin Charnvirakul discussed State Welfare Card criteria.

Policy

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program whose criteria were discussed due to many people being cut from the system.