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Call for new poverty agency

A civic group comprised of low-income communities protests in front of the Finance Ministry in August, 2023. A World Bank analysis found Thailand’s poverty rate increased from 2015 to 2018.  Nutthawat Wichieanbut

A national agency dedicated to addressing poverty should be established, according to the Program Management Unit on Area-Based Development (PMUA) under the Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Ministry.

Such an agency would make poverty alleviation efforts more effective because various government agencies, especially under the Interior Ministry, have their own projects and self-defined…

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