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Panel sets average rate hike at 5%
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 27/08/2022
» The national wage committee has finalised hikes in the daily minimum wage by an average of 5.02% and the new rates, which include a hike of 22 baht in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces, are expected to take effect in October.
BRN reveals motive for recent blasts
News, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist movement has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks on convenience stores in the far South early on Wednesday, calling them a symbol of state-backed capitalism that is ruining local economies.
'It's in the mail' -- Cartels change tack
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2022
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is stepping up its vigilance for drug smuggling by post as crime syndicates diversify their distribution methods to outsmart officials and move illicit narcotics across the country.
Beach panel must listen
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2022
» The Public Works and Town Planning & Country Planning Department deserves praise for compromising with villagers protesting a 97-million-baht seawall on Mae Rampueng beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Emergency decree rolls on in South
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 03/06/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has approved a further extension of the emergency decree in the three southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat for another three months, from June 20 to Sept 19.
Seeking justice and equality
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/05/2022
» Mention Thailand's Deep South and people usually refer to the three southern border provinces -- Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat -- and four districts of Songkhla -- Chana, Thepha, Na Thawi and Saba Yoi. Also for many people, the Deep South can mean violence and insurgency.
Path to peace needs respect
Oped, Editorial, Published on 05/05/2022
» The relatively calm Ramadan in the restive deep South reminds us that peaceful dialogue, not arm-twisting or fighting battles, is the real recipe for ending conflicts.
Explainer: Inside the case for a minimum wage hike
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 04/05/2022
» Thai workers are feeling the pinch from months of higher living expenses, leading them to take to the streets on Labour Day to demand a 45% increase in the daily minimum wage.
Govt, labour leaders deadlocked over minimum wage amid May Day march
Online Reporters, Published on 01/05/2022
» Labour unions and the government remain locked in negotiations over the new minimum wage as workers parade on Labour Day to press their demand for a higher flat rate across the country.
Argy-bargy on wages
News, Published on 01/05/2022
» Being paid 340 baht a day, according to Suthichai Pongpinijkul, 26, is not a sufficient wage to live on.