Low-income earners queue up at the head office of the Government Savings Bank on Friday to register for the government's welfare scheme. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)Low-income earners were keen to sign up for the government's welfare scheme when registration opened on Friday. People qualified for the scheme can register at either the Government Savings Bank, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or Krungthai Bank. (continues below)A Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives staff helps Juea Boonnet register for the welfare scheme for the poor on Friday at a branch in Muang district, Chai Nat. The Fiscal Policy Office has estimated about 20 million people are qualified to benefit from scheme.

Source: Bangkok Post July 15, 2016 10:18 UTC