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Cooking gas prices unchanged
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/12/2024
» Domestic cooking gas prices will remain unchanged at 423 baht per 15-kilogramme cylinder until the end of March next year, though this increases the financial burden for the debt-ridden state Oil Fuel Fund, says the Energy Policy Administration Committee (EPAC).
Thai fund invests in deep tech firm
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/11/2024
» Thailand-based Disrupt Health Impact Fund closed its first deal by investing in DiaMonTech, a Germany-based deep tech startup developing a non-invasive glucose measurement innovation, in an extension fundraising round that raised around US$5 million from investors.
ONEAM heads tech startup accelerator
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/11/2024
» One Asset Management (ONEAM) is joining hands with partners to provide support to tech startups via ONE-FINEPE-UI, Thailand's first accelerator fund.
Financial flexibility key to growth
News, Published on 06/11/2024
» Trade associations in Thailand are stuck with a frustrating rule -- they can only keep their income in savings accounts. This limits their ability to make smarter investments that could grow their funds. Without a change in the law, they will keep missing opportunities to increase resources and offer more value to their members.
Thai House panel to submit ‘no-cane’ bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/10/2024
» A committee will propose a “no-cane” bill for the House's approval. If it succeeds, Thailand will become the second country in the Asean region to outlaw corporal punishment.
Experts call for the reimagination of education for youth and lifelong learners
News, Published on 21/10/2024
» Bangkok, 21 October – An urgent call for the collaborative reimagination of education systems for all and the promotion of lifelong learning were at the core of the 3rd International Conference on Equitable Education, which was hosted by UNESCO and the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) Thailand and partners from 18 to 19 October in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Government mulls child welfare aid boost
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 15/10/2024
» The government is pushing to further increase the monthly child welfare support payment for social security fund subscribers, in an effort to encourage Thais to have more children and stave off a possible labour shortage in the future, according to Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Oil price could hammer indebted fuel fund
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/10/2024
» Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran are expected to drive up global crude oil prices, affecting the Oil Fuel Fund Office's (Offo) debt repayment plan, says an official at the Energy Ministry.
New IMF debt deal needs a rejig
Oped, Published on 03/10/2024
» Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's president, recently lost his re-election bid after voters overwhelmingly rejected the debt-restructuring deals he negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other creditors. Instead, Sri Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the left-wing National People's Power (NPP) alliance and a vocal critic of IMF-imposed austerity measures, who has vowed to renegotiate the country's agreement with the fund.
Thailand mulls welfare coverage for freelance workers
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/09/2024
» The government is considering granting freelance workers the same welfare protections accorded to workers who are registered with the Social Security Fund (SSF), on the condition that they pay income taxes.