Noi Aiamsaart (right), 81, and her son Chamnian, 62, residents of Kamphaeng Phet, have lunch while waiting to register for the Rao Chana programme, which gives 7,000 baht each to eligible people to help cope with Covid-19 hardships in front of Krungthai Bank’s Tha Makua branch in Kamphaeng Phet province on Tuesday. (Photo from
P’fon Kamonthip Facebook)
An elderly mother and her son have received almost 6 million baht in donations from the public after a video clip showing them sharing a modest lunch while waiting to register for Covid-19 aid went viral.
A Facebook user by the name of P’fon Kamonthip on Wednesday posted the video showing the pair sharing sticky rice while waiting.
“Because we can’t choose…I feel for the elderly couple. They left home at midnight and arrived at the bank at 4am…
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