RTP helping free officers from debtThe Royal Thai Police (RTP) has provided help to about 2,800 of approximately 7,300 police officers taking part in its new debt-relief programme, with those in the scheme among almost 165,000 officers said to be heavily in the red. Debt-saddled officers account for about 80% of all 205,448 officers in the RTP, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana yesterday. Their combined debt, as of mid-November last year, amounted to just over 322 billion baht. "Through its cooperatives, the RTP can provide police officers relief on debt-payment burdens through various measures including lower interest on loans," he said. Additional measures include debt restructuring and transference of debt from other financial institutions to police cooperatives, said the spokesman.

Source: Bangkok Post January 15, 2022 03:46 UTC