{
  "id": 10071943,
  "title": "Ekniti defends co-pay extension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/ekniti-defends-co-pay-extension",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-26T21:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bangkok Post",
    "slug": "bangkok-post",
    "url": "https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3326760/ekniti-defends-copay-extension"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The extension of the Thais Help Thais Plus co-payment scheme is a response to the ongoing energy crisis, not a populist policy, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}