State Welfare Card 2026 Revealed: The timeline of a grandmother from Sakad Klang village in Pua District, Nan Province, who rode a motorcycle down from Sakad Mountain to appeal her poverty welfare card at the bank, queuing since the afternoon before fainting and dying.
On 21 July 2026, reporters covered the atmosphere of those appealing after losing eligibility for the State Welfare Card program in the province. Mrs. Ngao Rokphai, 69, a resident of Moo 2, Sakad Klang village, Sakad Subdistrict, Pua District, Nan Province, who was poor with chronic hypertension and diabetes, and held a disability ID for mobility impairment, hired a car to go with villagers to appeal the poverty welfare card eligibility at the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) Pua branch.
After finishing, Mrs. Ngao began to stagger, fainted, and collapsed. People nearby gave initial first aid and called emergency number 1669 before taking her to Pua Hospital, where she later died around 4:00 AM that day.
Meanwhile, sources reported that Grandma Ngao came down the mountain to appeal the poverty welfare card, queued since 1 PM, before fainting and dying at about 4:30 AM.
Timeline of the event after Grandma Ngao rode a motorcycle down from Sakad Mountain to appeal the poverty welfare card at the BAAC Pua branch.
1:00 PM Queued since 1 PM
3:00 PM Fainted; officials provided aid and performed CPR.
Reports say CPR was performed successfully four times.
4:30 AM Grandmother passed away.
Further updates will be reported as they become available.