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Clutching at straws
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/06/2024
» Re: "Thaksin to fight royal insult case: Lawyers raise doctored video concerns", (BP, May 30).
India Inc must only cheer growth, not question it
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 22/05/2024
» Large parts of corporate India aren't exactly feeling the economy's world-beating growth performance. But woe to those who dare to question it.
PM denies seeking to curb power of BoT chief
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin denied seeking to amend a law to curb the power of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor following a dispute over the central bank's stance on interest rates.
Preparing for the golden years
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/04/2024
» The government’s ability to successfully push through the draft National Elderly and Basic Pension Act to garner a first reading — the first stage of a bill’s passage — or acceptance of the principle of the bill from the House of Representatives is considered a crucial cornerstone for building a support system for Thailand’s elderly population.
Empowering Women: Organon's Commitment on Women’s Day
Published on 12/03/2024
» Organon, in partnership with the Kenan Foundation Asia, King Prajadhipok's Institute, the US Embassy Bangkok, the Department of Health, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, reaffirmed their dedication to promoting "A Shared Commitment for Women's Health and Gender Equity in an International Women’s Day ceremony on March 8, 2024." This partnership has the power to translate policy into action, fostering substantial transformation and empowerment in Thailand in 2024 and beyond.
Cash gifts, free milk raise risks to Thailand, Indonesia ratings
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - Southeast Asia’s new leaders risk blowing past budget constraints to make good on costly campaign promises of cash handouts and free lunches, increasing the risks to their prized investment-grade ratings.
Learn from Sri Lanka
Postbag, Published on 08/02/2024
» Re: "Imran Khan: from cricket star to jailbird", (Opinion, Feb 7).
Empowering Growth: OR’s Sustainable Coffee Nurtures Careers, Incomes, and Eco-Mindfulness
Published on 06/02/2024
» OR’s SDG = Small-Diversified-Green policy boosts economic growth and sustainability in Thailand through coffee cultivation
Elderly living allowance raise gets backing
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/02/2024
» The House committee on social welfare will forward to parliament a bill raising the monthly living allowance currently offered to elderly poor people to 3,000 baht per month.
Sri Lanka debt overhaul harms older women
Oped, Published on 26/01/2024
» The World Bank's Women, Business, and the Law Index has documented a persistent gender pension gap in rich and poor countries. This is partly because of gender-based legal disparities, such as lower mandatory retirement age for women and the lack of pension credit for periods of childcare. Because women have shorter working lives, earn less, and have a longer life expectancy than men, they often receive lower benefits, which must last longer. But the problem is most acute in low- and middle-income countries. Around two-thirds of the world's population aged 60 and older live in the developing world, and that share is projected to rise to 80% by 2050. And, as Sri Lanka's recent restructuring has shown, the mounting sovereign debt crisis threatens to erode retirement savings further, pushing even more older women into poverty.