(Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) said it expects to finish disbursing Covid-19 aid money to eight million farmers by month's end. The monthly payment of 5,000 baht, paid out to millions of farmers over three months, will wind down on Sunday. Mr Kasarb said it had earlier been estimated that up to 10 million farmers adversely affected by the pandemic would get help. Mr Kasarb said 527 of the farmers who received the cash aid had passed away. Meanwhile, the cabinet approved an extension of 10.3 billion baht in Covid-19 relief loans to commercial and artisanal fishermen.

Source: Bangkok Post May 27, 2020 23:49 UTC