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Deal to allow alien workers to stay, work
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 31/05/2023
» The cabinet has approved the extension of employment contracts that allow more than 200,000 migrant workers to keep their jobs at least until the new government takes office, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
Fixing fiscal laws to have fair elections
Oped, Published on 10/05/2023
» As the election campaign heats up, political parties are fiercely competing to win votes by offering generous cash handouts, raising concerns about their impact on the country's fiscal discipline for the incoming administration.
Earlier House dissolution is 'lawful'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/03/2023
» It is not against the law if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dissolves the House of Representatives shortly before March 23, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam insisted on Wednesday.
Japanese cafe giving joy to elderly dementia-sufferers and families
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2022
» A coffee shop in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi has begun catering to elderly people with dementia, creating a welcoming community between customers, their caretakers and the children given a chance to wait on them.
Domestic workers have rights too
Oped, Published on 12/07/2022
» 'I have many Thai domestic worker friends who are 50 to 60 years old. They have worked since they were in their late teens or early twenties. This is their occupation. They have jobs and employers like other workers do. But the government has excluded domestic workers from receiving social security benefits," said Champa, a migrant domestic worker in Thailand.
When baby well runs dry
News, Published on 06/02/2022
» Thailand has become an aged society and will become a "super-aged" society by 2031 when 28% of the population will be 60 or older. The country has witnessed a low birth rate for several decades, but it was not until last year that more deaths than births were recorded. In 2021, deaths outnumbered births at 563,650 versus 544,570.
Thais deserve better
News, Postbag, Published on 11/02/2019
» Re: "A right royal confusion", (Opinion, Feb 10).
Court shelves civil case against Suthep over polls
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2018
» The Civil Court has temporarily disposed of a civil case against Suthep Thaugsuban and 39 others for impeding the 2014 general election, pending the outcome of a criminal case against them.
Brave new world
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/10/2017
» You might think having no experience in computer programming and engineering is a barricade to becoming a tech entrepreneur. This is not necessarily true, thanks to new software developed by young talent to help their peers with Internet of Things (IoT) project development.
Determination of Section 40(8) income
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 22/08/2017
» The government recently introduced a tax incentive programme to encourage individuals, including ordinary partnerships and groups of persons, to reorganise their businesses and operate them in the form of a company limited or a juristic partnership. This would make it easier to screen them for tax compliance, given the need to prepare statutory accounts.