Interior ministry directive calls for more polite forms of address for ‘customers’ of the government
PUBLISHED : 10 May 2025 at 20: 33
Civil servants still have “flexibility to choose appropriate forms of address based on community standards”, says Interior Ministry spokeswoman Traisulee Taisaranakul.
Some civil servants working for the Interior Ministry have been told to address people receiving government services by using formal titles or appropriate terms. “Uncle” and “auntie” are out, in other words.
The directive, issued by the ministry’s Departmen
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