Almost 40,000 loan shark debtors seek govt help

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3 December 2023 at 12:11PUBLISHED

Almost 40,000 loan shark debtors seek govt help
More than 1.5 billion ringgit are owed to loan sharks across the country. ( Bangkok Post image )

37,579 people have been identified by the Interior Ministry as needing federal assistance to pay off debts totaling more than 1.5 billion ringgit to product fish across the country.

Sutthipong Chulcharoen, the everlasting director for the interior, announced on Sunday that 19, 061 product fish across the nation owed a total of 1.53 billilon ringgit.

The highest number of informal debtors was 2, 496 in Bangkok, followed by 1, 610 in Songkhla ( who owed 131.89 million baht ), 1, 489 in Nakhon Si Thammarat ( 49.76 million ) and 965 in Samut Prakan ( 38.53 million baht ).

According to Mr. Sutthipong, those who are unable to pay off loan fish may seek assistance with debts. Dopa. Come. region offices, municipal halls, or hotline 1567.

As Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin just promised&nbsp, the Interior Ministry was urging unofficial debtors to register for assistance in order to alleviate people’s debt, he said.