An attempted spelling reform of the Thai language was promoted by the government of Prime Minister Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram in 1942. The prime minister's office announcement on improving the Thai alphabet is dated 29 May 1942, and was published in the Royal Gazette on 1 June 1942."
Redundancy of the Thai writing system
The redundancy of the Thai writing system is retained, especially similar to Lao Language. the policy changes in simplified Thai:
Of the three high /s/ consonants, ศ ษ ส, only ส is retained (e.g., ศึกษา > สึกสา).
References
Thai spelling reform of 1942 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA