Thai government defends stimulus plan in first parliamentary debate since lockdown


BANGKOK (The Straits Times/ANN): The Thai government on Wednesday (May 27) defended its 1.9 trillion baht (S$85 billion) stimulus plan to cushion the economic blow from the Covid-19 pandemic and to strengthen the kingdom's healthcare system.

"The government has done everything we could in managing the current budgets. But the amounts are not enough to help affected people in all sectors," said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

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