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More elderly told to repay huge sums to state

Wannapa Sanpen, left, and her mother Samrit Phusawang, right, talk to reporters in tambon Cho Ho, Muang district, Nakhon Ratchasima. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: More cases have emerged of elderly people being told to return tens of thousands of baht to the state after it determined they were not entitled to the allowances they received for years.

At least three new cases have emerged in this northeastern province, including Samrit Phusawang, 83, of Moo 4 village and Kuang Somboonram, 83, of Moo 3 village in tambon Cho Ho of Muang district.

Both had received the elderly allowance for over 14 years from April 2006 to November 2020. They recently received a lettter from the Tambon Cho Ho Municipality, telling them to return the money —  amounting to 83,383 baht each, including…

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