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Region ‘must tackle ageing population’
Published on 12/09/2024
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Region ‘must tackle ageing population’
Published on 12/09/2024
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Implications of an ageing population
Oped, Daniel Moss, Published on 11/04/2024
» Thailand is racing to both revive -- and renovate -- the economy, bringing with it profound social changes. Infamous for its role in Asia's financial meltdown a generation ago, the country is today running headlong into a hurdle confronting the region: a dwindling and greying population.
Region 'must tackle ageing population'
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 13/09/2024
» Bali - Governments of Asia-Pacific countries are being urged to come up with plans to cope with their rapidly ageing populations, as older people are expected to comprise nearly 20% of the regional population by 2050.
Ageing population gives rise to worries over pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Amid concerns about the sustainability of the Social Security Fund (SSF) due to an ageing population, the Social Security Office (SSO), which oversees the SSF, continues to lock horns with labour networks over how best to address the issue.
Baby-making tax breaks aim to slow population ageing
Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2018
» The government has given reluctant parents a big push in the form of generous tax breaks aimed at encouraging them to have more than one child.
Govt plans new pension fund to support ageing population
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2021
» The government aims to create a new pension programme to support an ageing Thai population that will add about one million new retirees annually starting in 2023.
Balancing Thailand's healthcare resources: ageing, declining population, and medical tourism
Published on 24/07/2019
» It's been known for decades that Thailand is the home to the world's most capable doctors and healthcare staff who can offer the best services, unlikely to be found anywhere else. Many famous Thai doctors have received their medical training in Western countries at renowned medical schools and institutions. They have accumulated their knowledge and experience along with the most advanced technology and techniques in healthcare. Coming back home from overseas studies, they have been able to gain more experience and reputation in their practice as specialists in many fields. There is still a lot of room to grow but competition is much less fierce than in the West.
Muang Thai Life Assurance offers life insurance for an ageing population
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/07/2024
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) is capitalising on the fact that Thailand is now an ageing society by creating life insurance products that serve people aged up to 99.
An ageing conundrum
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/04/2021
» The Finance Ministry is growing concerned about slow economic growth prospects and higher inflationary pressure in the long term as Thailand transitions to an "aged" society.