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Employment survey reveals 400k jobless in Q1
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 19/05/2024
» More than 400,000 people, or about 1% of the working-age population, were unemployed during the first quarter of this year, with quitting being the top reason for their unemployment.
Thais bombarded with most fraudulent messages
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 28/03/2024
» Thais received the highest number of fraudulent messages in Asia in 2023, with over 58 million messages received, according to the caller identification application, Whoscall.
Ministry to curb number of TB cases every year
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 24/03/2024
» The Public Health Ministry aims to reduce the number of tuberculosis (TB) patients by 5% every year.
'Master plan' under way to fix woes of ageing demographics
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 09/03/2024
» A master plan is being drafted to improve Thailand's ability to cope with the consequences of two key factors exacerbating the country's problematic demographic trend -- namely, a rapidly ageing population and declining birth rates, the government said yesterday.
Elderly living allowance raise gets backing
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/02/2024
» The House committee on social welfare will forward to parliament a bill raising the monthly living allowance currently offered to elderly poor people to 3,000 baht per month.
Student Loan Fund bad debts total B100bn
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 21/01/2024
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) has bad debts that have reached 100 billion baht, but new measures under the amended Student Loan Fund Act of 2023 are hoped to encourage borrowers to repay their debts.
TCC wants B20 flat rate on Pink Line
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 10/01/2024
» The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) is urging the government to consider capping the maximum fare for travelling on the newly opened Pink Line monorail system at 20 baht per trip as promised in the government's 20-baht-per-ride scheme being implemented on the Red and Purple lines.
'Alyssa' to help localise healthcare
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 26/12/2022
» The Pathum Thani Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) aims to upgrade 70 tambon health-promotion hospitals (THPHs) and community health centres in the province once they are transferred to the local authority next year.
Thailand to push for fairer rice prices
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 04/09/2022
» Thailand and Vietnam have reached an accord aimed at raising the price of locally-produced rice in the global market amid soaring costs for farmers, the government said on Saturday.
Laos-China rail a boon for Thais
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/09/2022
» VIENTIANE:The Laos-China high-speed railway is expected to fulfil Laos' ambition of becoming a major regional land link offering greater connectivity and better access to trade opportunities.