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Empowering the Silver Age workforce
Business, Published on 03/05/2025
» The Silver Age workforce -- individuals aged 55 or over -- plays a crucial role in Thailand's labour market, with roughly 13 million people in this demographic, representing around 20% of the total workforce.
Kasikorn Business-Technology Group chairman believes AI could 'supercharge' the economy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/09/2024
» As the working age population shrinks, artificial intelligence (AI) could be a catalyst to "supercharge" the Thai economy, says Ruangroj Poonpol, group chairman of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group (KBTG), an arm of Kasikornbank.
Thailand's silver economy: Trends and opportunities
Business, Published on 07/09/2023
» The silver economy is high on the agenda for businesses. It took the UK, the US and France 45 years, 69 years and 115 years respectively to shift from an ageing society to an aged society, but it took Thailand only 19 years, while it will take Singapore and China 25 years.
Sappe sets aside B1bn for new warehouse, production line
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 31/05/2023
» Sappe Plc, the manufacturer of drinks under the Sappe brand, is to build a new automated warehouse, establish a production line and implement a cost reduction scheme to cope with the new government's pledge to raise the daily minimum wage.
Retirees who go back to work for travel
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 28/08/2022
» Maria Boyd-Scott turned 60 last month, and she and her wife, Joey Boyd-Scott, 68, celebrated the milestone in style: They flew business class to Amsterdam, staying at a Hilton for two nights, and then headed to France for two nights at the Waldorf Astoria Versailles.
A place under the sun
Guru, Worada Elstow, Published on 25/03/2022
» Though Thailand has a reputation of being accepting of the LGBTQI+ community, legal rights haven't been extended, with existing discrimination and the almost daily fight to be treated as equals continuing. To commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to recognising the resilience and accomplishments of the transgender community, which is on March 31, Guru speaks with trans individuals about navigating their lives in the professional world.
Digital skills initiative for elderly launched
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/10/2021
» SET-listed mobile operator Total Access Communication (DTAC) has launched a digital upskill training programme for the elderly to help boost the silver economy, particularly self-employed people older than 50.
We're in a rapidly ageing region, but are we ready?
Oped, Published on 01/10/2021
» Imagine it is the year 2050. In the Asia-Pacific, one in four people will be over the age of 60; three times the number of older persons in 2010. With close to 1.3 billion senior citizens in less than 30 years from now, are countries in the region prepared to fully address the needs of older persons so they can age with dignity?
Developing by managing demographics
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/09/2019
» Once upon a time, it was feared that the earth would become overcrowded and its inhabitants unable to find enough to eat. This fear has not only proved unfounded but it has gone in the opposite direction. What almost every nation fears now is a decline in inhabitants as the birth rate cannot keep up with the longevity of the aged and elderly, imposing unsustainable burdens on working-age segments of the population. Every region is afflicted with this demographic predicament, especially in affluent societies where the birth rate decline is acute, such as Japan.
China's immortal army invades
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 23/09/2019
» After resting underneath Lishan Mountain in Xi'an for more than 2,000 years, the unearthed Terracotta Army has just invaded Thailand as part of the touring exhibition "Qin Shi Huang: The First Emperor Of China And Terracotta Warriors", on view at the National Museum Bangkok until Dec 15.