Government mediation has reduced the debt burden by almost 90 million baht for illegal loan debtors, just three weeks after the December 1 start of registration, government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke said on Friday.

A 20-YEAR-OLD Thai student has been rescued from a group alleged to have lured her to gamble at a casino in the Cambodian border town of Poi Pet early this month before detaining her over a high-interest gambling debt.