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Health Dept sounds alarm on falling birth rate
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2024
» PHETCHABUN: Thailand will face a labour shortage over the next 60 years with elderly people outnumbering those of working age if the declining birth rate remains unchecked, according to Heath Department director-general Atchara Nithiapinyasakul.
Moody’s raises Thai rating outlook to positive
Online Reporters, Published on 26/07/2019
» Moody's Investors Service has raised the outlook on the Thai government's issuer ratings to positive from stable and affirmed the Baa1 issuer and senior unsecured ratings.
Thailand lacking trained people for senior care services
Online Reporters, Published on 25/01/2019
» Thailand is sorely lacking in people with the skills needed to provide services for an ageing society, according to the Business Development Department.
Drink milk, exercise, refrain from smoking to avoid osteoporosis
Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2018
» The Thai Osteoporosis Foundation is encouraging Thai people of all age to drink milk, exercise and refrain from coffee, tea, smoking, carbonated or alcoholic drinks to avoid osteoporosis which is growing as Thailand is turning itself into an ageing society.
Tax deductions to encourage couples to have more babies
Online Reporters, Published on 28/06/2018
» With Thai society ageing rapidly, the Finance Ministry will allow couples a tax deduction on the cost of a having a baby and raising it for the first year as an incentive to have more children.
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.
Tax break for second child proposed
Online Reporters, Published on 25/12/2017
» Taxpayers will likely be able to deduct more expenses if they have a second child born next year, according to the Revenue Department.
B5bn injection to help loss-ridden state hospitals
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha allocated 5 billion baht from the government's central fund as an immediate solution to support about 80 loss-ridden hospitals under the Public Health Ministry.
Special savings products for elderly
Online Reporters, Published on 04/04/2017
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has launched products tailored for people aged 60 or more, offering relatively high interest rates for savings and a low rate for borrowers.
Job placement centres for elderly to open in August
Online Reporters, Published on 25/07/2016
» The Labour Ministry will open job placement centres early next month for elderly people willing to work, in a bid to cope with the ageing society, labour permanent secretary Puntrik Smiti said on Monday.