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Govt blames cost for new payout rules on pensions
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/08/2023
» The government has defended new requirements for the receipt of the elderly allowance, which replaces universal welfare payments. It said the universal welfare payments were too great a burden on state coffers.
Thaksin praises Move Forward disruptors
Published on 17/05/2023
» Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday hailed the election-winning Move Forward Party as disruptors who had mastered social media, and said the ageing army generals central to years of turmoil should retire with dignity.
Economy due for makeover, Abhisit warns
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/10/2022
» Thailand is lagging behind other Southeast Asian countries in recovering from the impact of Covid-19, and it needs to remodel its economic structure to remain competitive, according to former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Giving real people a voice
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/07/2020
» Amid the unprecedented health crisis that resulted from the spread of Covid-19, a political movement has emerged to offer a way forward.
Pulling away from the possible
Business, Published on 18/03/2019
» Populism is circling back in Thailand's political arena as campaign promises clog streets nationwide and candidates vie for popularity before voters head to the polls on March 24.
Democrats reveal economic team
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/02/2019
» The Democrat Party yesterday unveiled its economic team and boasted about its ability to cope with the changing economic landscape and tackle poverty.
Politicians reach for the sky
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 26/01/2019
» Politicians from major parties presented their policies about the economy on Friday including those aimed at tackling poverty, boosting the domestic bourse by more than 50% to 2,500 points within four years and providing state welfare benefits.
Abhisit pushes decentralisation
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 22/11/2018
» To make the country more competitive, the next government must decentralise and devolve state power to more local levels, giving people more say in political decision-making, says Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Young voters find voice
News, Published on 28/10/2018
» Just months after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) eased the political ban allowing parties to recruit new members and select candidates, parties have now begun to float ideas about how to attract the support of first-time voters.
BoT: Labour to curb GDP
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/08/2018
» The Bank of Thailand forecasts that Thailand's ageing demography will dampen the country's annual GDP growth by 1.5 percentage points over the next 10 years. Thailand's labour growth rate averaged 5% over the past 10 years, but such growth is expected to decline to 3.5% a year in the next decade, said Don Nakornthab, senior director of the economic and policy department.