The government spokesperson revealed that Prime Minister Anutin is accelerating compensation payments to families of personnel who died or were injured in border clashes, while also considering regulations to allow heirs of deceased personnel to enter government service.
On 23 Dec 2025 GMT+7 at 10:00 a.m., in meeting room 501 of Building 1 at the Government House, Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office, announced that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul chaired a Cabinet meeting.
Before the meeting, the Prime Minister said he has urged relevant agencies, especially the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior, to expedite compensation payments in all cases to families of personnel who died or were injured, as well as payments to civilians displaced to shelter centers. Due to ongoing military operations at the Thailand-Cambodia border, personnel casualties have occurred and civilians continue to be displaced and reside in shelters. The government has previously approved criteria and budgets to compensate the deceased, disabled, injured, and displaced civilians. He emphasized using this opportunity to gather necessary information from people at the shelters to process payments promptly, reducing delays, since budgets are already allocated. Once verified, funds can be transferred immediately. If budgets are insufficient, the Ministry of Defence, National Security Council, and Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation can request additional funds without delay, as approval from the Election Commission is also required.
Mr. Siripong stated that the Prime Minister also assigned the Office of the Civil Service Commission, together with the Ministry of Defence and related agencies, to consider making regulations more flexible to allow heirs of deceased personnel to be appointed in government service. Previously, there were restrictions in the Army regarding appointments that sometimes did not match qualifications or home provinces. The aim is to enable heirs to replace the fallen soldiers by being appointed to government positions corresponding to their qualifications and located in their original home areas, avoiding the need to work far from home.