Cabinet approves Bt3.1 billion for helping Bangkok flood victims

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2011
Cabinet approves Bt3.1 billion for helping Bangkok flood victims

The Cabinet Tuesday approved budget of Bt3.1 billion as compensation for flood-hit Bangkok residents.

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has been instructed to review people’s eligibility for compensation within two weeks. Each eligible family will get Bt5,000. 
“Within 45 days, compensation must reach the hands of eligible people,” Deputy Government Spokeswoman Anuttama Amornwiwat said Tuesday. 
The Nation