After 51 days, more than 132,000 people have registered their debt outside the system.

Bangkok, "Ministry of Thailand" reveals the total number of registrations for debt outside the system has been completed for 51 days, with a debt amount of 8,693 million baht. More than 132,000 people have registered, 5,914 people have completed mediation, and the debt amount has decreased by more than 535 million baht. Mr. Suthipong Chulcharoen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Revealing the 51st day of registration to resolve problems with informal debt since registration opened on December 1, 2023, according to information from the Bureau of Investigation and Legal Affairs, Department of Provincial Administration, at 3:00 p.m., there was a total debt of 8,693.631 million baht. 132,166 people have registered, including 112,863 registrations via the online system and 19,303 registrations at the Informal Debt Resolution Center, totaling 97,439 creditors. There are the top 5 areas/provinces with the most registrations: 1. Bangkok. still the most There are 11,029 registered persons, 6,981 credi tors, debt amount 777.242 million baht. 2. Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. There are 5,393 registered persons, 4,760 creditors, debt amount 359.729 million baht. 3. Nakhon Ratchasima Province. There are 4,883 people registered, 3,262 creditors, debt amount 372.860 million baht. 4. Songkhla Province: 4,878 people registered, 3,682 creditors, debt amount 319.736 million baht. 5. Khon Kaen Province. There are 3,465 registrants, 2,841 creditors, debt worth 285.235 million baht, while the top 5 provinces with the fewest registrants are: 1. Mae Hong Son Province There are 207 people registered, 207 creditors, debt amount 11.783 million baht. 2. Ranong Province: 286 people registered, 198 creditors, debt amount 19.331 million baht. 3. Samut Songkhram Province. There are 348 people registered, 264 creditors, debt amount 11.122 million baht. 4. Trat Province, 420 people registered, 318 creditors, debt amount 17.870 million baht, and 5. Sing Buri Province. There are 456 registrants, 325 creditors, debt amount 22.741 mill ion baht. 'For information on informal debt mediation throughout the country, it was found that There are 11,768 debtors who have entered the mediation process, 5,914 of whom were successful in mediation. The debtor's debt before mediation was 1,176.737 million baht, after mediation 640.806 million baht, the debt amount decreased by 535.931 million baht, and the provinces that were able to bring the most debtors into the mediation process still remained. It is Nakhon Sawan Province as before. There were 2,979 debtors who entered the mediation process, 125 of whom were successful in mediation. The debtor's debt before mediation was 230.936 million baht, after mediation was 9.825 million baht, resulting in the debt amount of citizens in Nakhon Sawan province decreasing by 221.111 million baht for cases where no mediation was received. Cooperate until mediation is not possible. The officer will submit a report to the investigating officer of the local police station. There have been 73 cases prosecuted in 26 pr ovinces,' Mr. Suthiphong said. Mr. Suthiphong further said that The problem of informal debt is a problem related to the people's livelihoods. This causes those in debt to become "modern day slaves" who must bear the burden of interest that is higher than what is required by law. The Ministry of Interior has emphasized to provincial governors, district chiefs, administrative officials, and urged kamnans, village headmen, and village committees (KMs) to jointly monitor and monitor individuals or groups of people who appear to be committing crimes. We also ask the provincial governor and district chief to help act as a central chain in coordinating all relevant sectors. To facilitate and provide full assistance to the people. Source: Thai News Agency