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Digital Wallet plan could break up the government before it launches says top Thai political pundit


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Most holders of the levers of power here (legislative, business, financial, judicial, academic, ultra-royalists) seem to be against this scheme.

 

Maybe Krungthai Bank is on board as they will manage the disbursements.

 

Might it survive in some limited fashion as a welfare scheme? Maybe.

 

But the original proposal was flawed and no one really believed in it, so it's toast.

 

 

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10 minutes ago, DPKANKAN said:

How would half the country access it in villages a lot with no electricity, wifi, phones or even bank accounts ffs!!!

Are you suggesting there are villages here with no electricity or banks available?

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4 hours ago, pedro01 said:

Are you suggesting there are villages here with no electricity or banks available?

Yes. I know family member living in the jungle by a dam lake, in a wooden hut with no electricity or running water. Many poor in this country which nobody sees.

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6 hours ago, DPKANKAN said:

How would half the country access it in villages a lot with no electricity, wifi, phones or even bank accounts ffs!!!

15 year's ago there was still no reliable mobile signal in the mother-in-law's Isaan village but all networks are there now. At the same time there were also some villages without electricity in Isaan but I think now there are only a few in mountainous areas. 

 

But villagers without a smart phone will be a problem.  I expect that people like loan sharks will buy digital wallets forward at a discount, i.e. I will give you 5k for it today.

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I am already missing the Prayut government.  They were ineffective but at least very conservative and cautious in changing things.  Right now a military coup wouldn't be such a bad thing to get rid of all these Thaksin appointed goons and put him in prison where he belongs. There is still a lese majeste case pending against him which the army said it would bring but they have dropped it for now.

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