A 67-year-old man with terminal cancer gave his daughter power of attorney to withdraw 10,000 baht on his behalf. In the end, she was unable to withdraw because her signature was different. He appealed to relevant agencies for help.
This case occurred in Sisaket Province. Mr. Chalermchai, aged 67, was bedridden and weak. His 36-year-old daughter took care of him.
The daughter said that her father was eligible to receive 10,000 baht. He had been sick for about a year and 2 months ago, he was just diagnosed with terminal cancer. Before this, when her father was still conscious and able to talk, he would always ask when he would receive 10,000 baht. Then, on September 27, when the 10,000 baht was deposited into his account, his father was too physically able to travel anywhere. So, he wrote a power of attorney for her to withdraw the money. However, the bank officer said that the account owner’s signature was different and not the same. He told her to bring the withdrawal form back and sign it again. When she
gave it to her father to sign again, he had no strength to sign anymore and could barely remember anything. She didn’t know what to do. She wanted the relevant agencies to come and help because she would use the money to pay for her father’s medical expenses. She wanted her father to touch 10,000 baht for the last time before he died because she had never seen or touched 10,000 baht before.
While the atmosphere in front of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Sisaket branch, was lively as usual, with people going to adjust their passbooks to withdraw 10,000 baht. Today is the 4th time that people have the last digits of their ID cards, 8-9.
A young man complained that the officers were working slowly and was taken to the police station
. Meanwhile, at the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) Phimai branch, there was chaos while people were waiting to withdraw 10,000 baht. A man started yelling. The officers inside the bank had to call the bank security guard and the
police to help talk things out. The man’s name was Mr. Somsin, 46 years old, from Prathai district. He was bringing his passbook to check whether the 10,000 baht had been credited to his account or not, which it probably hadn’t, so he started yelling at the bank manager about the slow work.
The reporter asked Mr. Somsin about the reason for his protest. He said that he did not have any problems today, but just wanted to help the country. He spoke incoherently and did not get the point across. His behavior was similar to being drunk. The police officers took Mr. Somsin to Phimai Police Station for questioning about the reason for his protest in the bank and to test him for drugs.
Grilled chicken vendor pays off creditors, not enough to buy zinc
In Loei Province, a grilled chicken vendor in Ban Noi Sanambin Village, after receiving 10,000 baht and withdrawing it, had to immediately pay off debts because creditors came to pick it up at home after finding out she had received the right. The grilled chicken ven
dor said that she intended to use the 10,000 baht to pay expenses, replace the zinc in her shop, as the roof and roof trusses were all damaged and deteriorated. She didn’t have time to replace them because she had already paid off all her debts and still had daily creditors left. She now has to find ways to pay off more than 800 baht a day.
Three lives are most impressive. The district chief gave 10,000 baht to their home
in Uttaradit Province. Mr. Phuriwat Chotinaphonrat, the Laplae District Chief, led a group preparing documents along with 10,000 baht in cash and traveled to a house in Village No. 9, Fai Luang Subdistrict to give it to Mrs. Ad, age 78, a visually impaired person who was unable to travel to conduct financial transactions at the bank. The Comptroller General’s Department therefore transferred the money into the account of the local government organization according to the registered address of the disabled person, linked to the account for the disability allowance that is received regularly
every month.
Then, the Subdistrict Administrative Organization proceeded to withdraw 10,000 baht and give it to the disabled person without having to travel to the bank. As soon as she got to touch the money, Grandma Ad smiled with tears, happy both to receive the money and happy that the District Chief traveled to give the money to her family at home. There are 3 people in the family: her, 78 years old, who is visually impaired; her husband, Mr. Sanan, 81 years old, an elderly person; and Mr. Mongkol, 49 years old, who is paralyzed and cannot help himself. All 3 people received money under the government’s program.
Source: Thai News Agency