The Democrat Party spokesperson points out that allowance payments for Border Patrol Police in Region 2 are again delayed, repeating the issue seen in Region 1. He criticized the bottleneck caused by the government’s failure to approve the central budget and urged prompt payment. He emphasized that border warriors should not be treated merely as pawns and stressed that every personnel has family responsibilities to support.
On 16 August 2026, Mr. Pongsakorn Kwanmuang, the Democrat Party spokesperson, spoke about the issue of money owed as allowances for the Border Patrol Police (BPP) units. He said that after raising the long-standing allowance delays faced by BPP Region 1, he recently received additional complaints that personnel in BPP Region 2, serving along the Thailand-Cambodia border, are suffering the same fate, not receiving the allowances they are entitled to.
Mr. Pongsakorn added that after coordinating and discussing with senior commanders of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to ascertain the facts, he was assured that the delay was not caused by the RTP. The RTP has attempted to address the problem initially by reallocating funds internally, but due to budget constraints, this was insufficient. Therefore, approval is needed for central budget allocation from the government, which remains stuck in the administrative process awaiting approval.
"While you sit in air-conditioned meetings dining on meals costing thousands of baht each, our Border Patrol Police brothers along the border have to cook meals to survive on an average budget of less than 80 baht per meal, all while waiting indefinitely for their allowances."
At the same time, the Democrat Party spokesperson called on the government to urgently approve the central budget. He urged not to treat the welfare of junior police officers as non-urgent and stressed that every personnel has family responsibilities. They should not be viewed as mere pawns to be discarded after the conflict ends or abandoned on the frontline border again.