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No more Social Security Fund secrecy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/06/2025
» The latest finding showing the Social Security Fund (SSF) purchased the SKYY9 building in Bangkok at double the market value has put a huge question mark over the governance of the country's biggest pension fund.
Official results of SKYY9 investigation awaited
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/06/2025
» Any further action on the 6.9-billion-baht investment by the Social Security Office (SSO) in the SKYY9 office building will depend on the outcome of an investigation set up by Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, says Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.
Govt launches safety campaign for tourists
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/04/2025
» The Marine Department has opened 39 tourist assistance centres nationwide to ensure safety during the Songkran holiday period while promoting responsible tourism.
Welfare fraud must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2025
» A whistleblower's report about the massive pharmaceutical fraud involving government officials and medical staff at the Veterans General Hospital shows the need to investigate claims filed with state medical facilities, especially in light of the ballooning medical welfare budget.
Workers' bodies from Bangkok collapse site returned to relatives
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/03/2025
» The bodies of three people who were killed when the State Audit Office building in Chatuchak district collapsed on Friday were returned to their family in Nong Khai on Monday.
Task force to probe Social Security Fund investment record
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/03/2025
» The Social Security Board (SSB) will form a task force to review past Social Security Fund (SSF) investments amid financial management concerns following the purchase of a building allegedly at an inflated price.
MPs who exposed office deal ‘unfazed’ by lawsuit
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/03/2025
» The opposition MPs who have exposed the acquisition of an overpriced office tower by the Social Security Office (SSO) say they are unperturbed by a defamation lawsuit against them by a former labour minister embroiled in the controversy.
Review of hike in pension age
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/03/2025
» The Social Security Office (SSO) says a potential increase in the retirement age for pension eligibility from 55 to 65 is a recommendation from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and has yet to be applied in Thailand.
Suchart to sue MPs over SKYY9 claims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/03/2025
» Deputy Commerce Minister Suchart Chomklin vowed to file a defamation lawsuit against two People's Party (PP) MPs who linked him to the controversial purchase by the Social Security Office (SSO) of a building in Bangkok.
Govt mulls retirement age increase
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2025
» The Labour Ministry is considering a proposal to raise the retirement age from 60 to 65 and promote voluntary retirement, which it says are needed to bolster the financial capacity of the Social Security Office (SSF) as Thailand is on track to becoming a super-aged society.