Bangkok Post – Phumtham plays down central bank warning on handouts

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is downplaying the leak of a classified document from the Bank of Thailand (BoT), which contains warnings for the government against implementing the digital wallet handout scheme.

Mr Phumtham, widely seen as the second-most powerful figure in the cabinet, said he has no idea about the document’s contents as he has yet to see it…