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Police seeks extra funding to ease deep South police allowance cuts

Today 12:31 Key points summarised by AI

The Royal Thai Police announced significant allowance cuts for officers serving in the high-risk Deep South provinces, effective for the 2027 fiscal year, due to government budget reductions.
These reductions, totaling 314 million baht for allowances, have severely impacted officer morale, with specific units like special operations seeing monthly pay drop from 6,700 baht to 5,000 baht.
In response to widespread criticism and concerns from officers, the Royal Thai Police will seek additional funding from the Central Fund to help offset these cuts.
Police leadership acknowledges the critical importance of officers' work in the restive region and is actively working to manage the limited budget while striving to minimize the negative impact on morale.

Today 09:00 Key points summarised by AI

Democrat MP Churee Noomkaew urged Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to address allowance cuts for junior police officers serving in Thailand's high-risk southern provinces.
These officers, many from northern and northeastern regions, face significant dangers and rely on the 1,000-2,000 baht monthly allowance to support their families' basic necessities.
Churee emphasized the state's duty to provide proper care for officers while they are alive and serving in restive areas, rather than waiting to offer post-mortem compensation.
The allowance reductions, effective October 1, have drawn widespread criticism, with officers attributing them to unfair spending priorities rather than insufficient budget allocations.