Bhumjaithai MP slams govt's 'slow, inadequate' response

A tense House session yesterday saw Bhumjaithai Party MP Thana Kitpaiboonchai blast the government's response to the Thai-Cambodian border conflict as “slow and inadequate’.

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Mr Thana, who represents Si Sa Ket, criticised the lack of financial assistance for provinces directly affected by the conflict. He said local administration organisations (LAOs) in Si Sa Ket, Surin, Buri Ram and Ubon Ratchathani have been forced to rely on their limited budget and private donations, despite the “hundreds of billions” in the central government's coffers.