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Welfare state likely
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/06/2023
» Re: "Getting ready for a new economic era", (Opinion, June 1).
Workers' welfare first
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/05/2024
» Today’s Labour Day celebrations could have been even merrier as the government made a solemn promise over two weeks ago to raise the universal minimum daily wage to 400 baht across the nation.
Welfare embezzlement saga deepens
News, Published on 09/03/2018
» Khon Kaen: A university student who exposed an embezzlement scandal at a provincial welfare centre has been barred from receiving an honorary certificate to be presented by her faculty.
Welfare fraud must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2025
» A whistleblower's report about the massive pharmaceutical fraud involving government officials and medical staff at the Veterans General Hospital shows the need to investigate claims filed with state medical facilities, especially in light of the ballooning medical welfare budget.
Workers' welfare demands stability
News, Published on 04/02/2019
» Aye Mya Win wants to be a doctor. Her favourite subject is mathematics, but just a few years ago, students at her migrant learning centre in Mae Sot were using rocks to learn to count. Now the 14-year-old plays number games and improves her Thai-language skills on a tablet, reads at least two hours every day after school and recently ranked third in the non-formal primary education exam in Myanmar's Kayin State -- one of the first girls to score in the top five.
Welfare fraud curb looms
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/10/2021
» The combined income of the families of people applying for state welfare cards, along with other assets including their homes, land and saving bonds could be taken into consideration to determine elgibility as authorities scramble to ready the next round of registration.
A 'welfare city' challenge
News, Published on 17/01/2022
» The former president of King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) has vowed to turn Bangkok into a welfare city if he is elected as the capital's next governor.
B48bn welfare card boost
News, Published on 17/08/2022
» At least 48 billion baht will be spent to subsidise the next round of the state welfare card project for low-income earners as the government has approved additional measures to ease people's living costs amid soaring prices.
Welfare vow 'boosts PPRP'
News, Published on 23/01/2023
» As speculated, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has parted company with the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), a move political observers believe will lead to major changes in the ruling party and allow its leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon to pursue his political ambitions.
Welfare guns need axing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/11/2023
» The Interior Ministry's new gun control policy may induce a sense of relief among the public -- and at least the government is doing something to rein in the increasingly ominous spate of gun violence.