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Student Loan Fund available for all adults
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) will be available to all working-age adults for upskilling and reskilling as Thailand becomes an ageing society, says Chainarong Katchapanan, manager of the SLF.
Student loan defaults blamed on poor discipline
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/10/2019
» Lack of financial discipline is the most common reason borrowers have defaulted on their education debt, says Chainarong Katchapanan, Student Loan Fund (SLF) manager.
Student loans win boost
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/05/2019
» The government is to spend 8.5 billion baht to make up for a recent 30-50% cut in Student Loan Fund principal loan amounts for students who choose to study in fields related to 10 targeted and three basic infrastructure industries at universities and vocational schools.
Poverty is not a political commodity
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/02/2019
» As the election is drawing near, most if not all political parties are making eradicating poverty and closing the economic gap their flagship policy, rolling out enticing populist programmes in the hope of winning the hearts and minds of voters.
Expanded subsidies for poor mulled
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/05/2017
» People living below the poverty line can expect subsidies that can help alleviate their cost of living and enhance education opportunities, improving their quality of life in the long run, says a source at the Finance Ministry.
PPP law picked for makeover
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/04/2015
» New laws governing public-private partnerships will clarify regulations and facilitate investment in public infrastructure for the private sector, says Kulit Sombatsiri, director-general of the State Enterprise Policy Office.
Solving poverty goes beyond writing cheques
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/10/2012
» The pungent smell of tobacco, urine and sweat reek of despair and degradation in the heat of the noon sun. How can they stand it? Hundreds, perhaps thousands of people, many old, some young, spread out on simple bamboo mats laid out on the asphalt in hopes of attracting attention from those beyond the tall steel gates.
Education out of step with labour market
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/03/2012
» Only one in eight positions for vocational graduates are being filled in the labour market while as many as half of new university graduates are experiencing difficulties in securing jobs, the ManpowerGroup, a global human resources consultancy, reports.