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Thailand has achieved the lowest multidimensional poverty score in ASEAN

U.S. household income fell in 2020 while the national poverty rate rose from a 60-year low as the Covid-19 pandemic upended the U.S. economy and threw millions out of work.

Noting that Afghanistan was passing through a ‘critical and challenging phase’ following its takeover by the Taliban, India today warned that the imminent threat of increased poverty in the war-torn nation could have ‘catastrophic consequences’ for regional stability.

The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO)​ says more citizens will be eligible for state welfare cards during the upcoming registration period, as Covid-19 continues to take a toll on personal finances.

A teacher in Nakhon Ratchasima province has sought help from the public for one of her students, who is living in acute poverty.

A Bangkok Poll revealed that the income of 40.2 per cent of labourers in Bangkok and its vicinity was lower than their expenses amid the Covid-19 crisis. Bangkok Universitys research centre said that the poll had 625 respondents.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told a Bangkok audience on Sunday that the government should be buying weapons to fight poverty – such as modern technology for agriculture – not weapons for non-existent wars.

Poor villagers in Si Sa Ket province are having to burn fires to keep themselves warm now that temperatures are dropping.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is satisfied with the government's efforts to reduce poverty after a report by the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said the number of poor people in the country had declined last year, government deputy spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Saturday.

Krungsri Bank and its business units have joined the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) and the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) to launch an animated series to promote financial literacy and discipline among youth in 28,000 schools nationwide.

The economic, educational and social gap in Thailand has further widened due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Equitable Education Fund’s chief Assoc Prof Dr Chaiyuth Punyasavatsut said, citing the 17.5 per cent rise in students seeking financial support his year.

Teachers from Nakhon Ratchasima’s Baan Tha Luang school went the extra mile, taking students with no television or Internet access to their friends’ homes to study online.