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They were among 26 residents of Ban Ta Fang in Mae Hong Son&rsquo;s Mae Sariang district given the cards by district chief Thanakrit Chanthajamrassilpa.&nbsp;

Most recipients were disabled or elderly and house-bound, such as husband and wife Uthu Samajitlert and Kerathu Samajitlert.

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Karen on border receive welfare cards

Underprivileged ethnic Karen people in a village on the Myanmar border received welfare cards on Tuesday under the government’s Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) scheme.