The navy handed out 97 scholarships worth 345,000 baht to children of navy families to mark the 91st anniversary of the Royal Thai Fleet.
Admiral Pichan Dhiranetra, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, presided over the Dec. 19 presentation, which also saw awards given out for enlisted personnel who best maintained their navy housing.
The scholarships were grouped by educational level, with five stipends of 6,000 baht given to university students, 27 grants of 4,000 baht for secondary students, 47 scholarships of 3,000 baht to primary students, and 18 awards of 2,000 baht for preschoolers.
Admiral Pichan Dhiranetra, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, presided over the Dec. 19 presentation of scholarships to children of navy families to mark the 91st anniversary of the Royal Thai Fleet.
Admiral Sangad Chaloryu donated 30,000 baht of the overall funds, the rest of which came from the navy education foundation.
Pichan said that the scholarships can help bring educational opportunities to children and he wanted all the scholarship winners to realize the importance of education so they could contribute to the development of the country.
Twenty-five awards were given out to the best housekeepers in the commissioned and non-commissioned ranks, as well as common housing.
“Prizes were given to winners of the housekeeping contest because the winners took good care of government property and beautified it for others to admire and use as an example,” Pichan said.
