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Push for a bigger nest egg
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 16/03/2015
» The recent amendments to the Provident Fund Act are certainly a decent start for the country to be better prepared for the approaching ageing society and a possible collapse of the state's social security fund in the future.
Money for the poor
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 25/08/2014
» Developing countries by definition face a constant struggle against the problems of poverty and income inequality. Thailand is no exception.
Fishing industry in eye of storm
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 15/07/2014
» The recent report in British newspaper The Guardian condemning Thailand for the use of slave labour in its fishing industry is another wake-up call, ringing loudly enough for the government, private sector and all related parties to start righting the wrongs. This is not the first time the fishing industry has been put on the spot after allegations of forced labour and human trafficking. However, some parties have argued information reported by The Guardian is outdated, non-factual and unbalanced.
Educating Ah Wei
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 09/06/2014
» Thailand will remain a destination of choice for Asean students but must steadily raise the quality of its universities and find its niche amid tougher competition driven by the Asean Economic Community (AEC) late next year.
What does the AEC really mean?
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 17/04/2014
» The advent of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in late 2015 has been in the limelight in recent years, but how many people are truly aware of it or understand the effect it will have on the economy, businesses, the workforce, education or even society as a whole?
Marriage of convenience
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 17/03/2014
» Given the record of the past years, it is certain that the hunger for expansion of the country’s retail business will carry on in the future with more intense competition waiting around the corner. Above all, the convenience store sector has continuously welcomed new rivals and extracted massive investment from existing key players each year.
Impasse hikes unemployment
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 03/03/2014
» Thailand's unemployment rate will likely rise following the political impasse that has taken a serious toll on the economy as well as public and private investment.
Reeling from the wage hike
Business, Sriwipa Siripunyawit, Published on 27/01/2014
» It was just another morning when Somporn, a 40-year-old worker in a ceramics plant, awoke to find she had lost the job she had held for several years.