Pongsakorn exposes 5-month Border Patrol allowance delay
Democrat Party spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang revealed on Aug 15, 2026, that Thai-Cambodian border police have gone 5 months without their 240 baht daily allowance.
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- Pongsakorn Kwanmuang reports Border Patrol Police Region 1 missed allowances for 5 months.
- Officers from multiple regions flood the Democrat Party with similar complaints.
- Demands clear explanations from the government, RTP, and Bureau of the Budget.
- Frontline officers forced to spend personal funds on food despite hazardous duties.
On August 15, 2026, Democrat Party spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang raised concerns over grievances filed by Border Patrol Police Region 1 officers stationed along the Thailand-Cambodia border, who have reportedly not received their daily allowance of 240 baht for five consecutive months, severely impacting their daily lives and families.
This issue is not isolated to the border region. The party has recently received a flood of complaints from police officers across various other jurisdictions facing identical payment delays. Pongsakorn stated that the Democrat Party is ready to receive complaints from police officers nationwide, urging anyone experiencing withheld allowances to report it directly to them.
The opposition spokesman further pressed relevant government authorities, including the administration, the Royal Thai Police, and the Bureau of the Budget, to urgently clarify why the budget disbursement has been stalled, pointing out whether bureaucratic red tape or managerial failure is to blame. The roughly 7,200 baht monthly allowance serves as vital cash flow for household essentials, children's tuition, and family expenses.
"The fact that officers at border outposts have to pull money out of their own pockets to buy food every day, despite performing high-risk duties, is completely unacceptable. Border patrol police need to eat and live just like those stationed at police headquarters and Government House."
Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, Democrat Party Spokesman
Delayed allowance disbursements among frontline security forces often highlight bureaucratic bottlenecks in state fiscal management or mismatches in operational funding allocation. When rank-and-file officers must self-fund daily provisions in high-risk zones, it not only degrades morale in defending national sovereignty but also points to governance flaws that oversight bodies must swiftly address to protect personnel welfare.
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Source: Khaosod Politics
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