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Pension fund needs help
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2021
» The Social Security Office is seeking the cabinet's approval for its proposal to start paying out pension benefits to its subscribers once they reach the age of 60 -- as opposed to 55 -- drawing the ire of labour groups, which are the main subscribers to the fund.
Pensions need new vision
News, Editorial, Published on 10/06/2019
» Last week, the Social Security Office (SSO) came up with a fresh plan to increase contributions of members into the Social Security Fund (SSF) to shore it up ahead of the huge outflow of pension payments expected in the near future.
Budgetary etiquette
News, Editorial, Published on 14/06/2018
» The recent passing of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government's national budget for fiscal year 2019, with a 20% increase in national security spending, has attracted much public criticism -- as it should.
EC puts Don in a dilemma
News, Editorial, Published on 06/06/2018
» A controversial decision by the Election Commission (EC) has put the prime minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai in an uncomfortable place. On one hand, being in evident violation of an anti-corruption clause in the 2017 constitution, he should resign. But the devil of this case is in the details, because in technical terms the minister has not breached that new law at all. The EC wants the Constitutional Court to decide, but in this case, no court decision will satisfy everyone.