KUCHING: The state government has appealed to banks to refrain from over-promoting credit cards to youths.

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Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The Thai government has cancelled its plan to issue credit cards to farmers, claiming the ruling Pheu Thai Party's populist promise is too complicated for famers' debt payments.

Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - The Thai government has cancelled its plan to issue credit cards to farmers, claiming the ruling Pheu Thai Party's populist promise is too complicated for famers' debt payments.