Sing Buri residents attend a public meeting to show the cheap and unwanted blankets they received from the Social Development and Human Security Ministry. The PACC's investigation of the purchase in Sing Buri was in contrast to one recently conducted by the Social Development and Human Security Ministry (SDHSM) into the same case. The SDHSM allocated a budget to Sing Buri welfare centre for projects to help poor people. The centre later decided to spend 200,000 baht buying blankets between February and March last year in order to keep villagers warm. The period raised questions over whether the weather in Sing Buri at that time was cold, Lt Col Wannop said, adding that many villagers told PACC investigators they had not needed blankets.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2018 22:07 UTC