Over the past three months, 147,714 people have registered for the Interior Ministry's debt relief programme, with a debt value of 10.74 billion baht. The registration, which began on December 1, will end on February 29. The government is tackling illegal lending at high interest rates, with many debtors being threatened or assaulted by loan sharks. Most registrations were done online, with Bangkok having the most registered debtors. Since the programme's start, 27,199 debtors have entered into a negotiation process, resulting in 17,287 cases resolved. The Interior Ministry has offered to mediate between debtors and creditors involved in illegal lending. (ICE BANGKOK)

Fonte notizia: The Nation