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Social Security Fund overhaul aims to improve returns
Published on 27/09/2024
» Thailand’s underperforming $77-billion Social Security Fund (SSF) will invest $11.6 billion in a new foray into global private assets, an executive says, as part of a strategic overhaul to address its poor returns amid rising demand from an ageing population.
State salaries and benefits face scrutiny
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/09/2024
» The Comptroller-General's Department, the Budget Bureau and the Office of the Civil Service Commission (OCSC) are considering how to reform salaries and benefits in all government sectors.
Our next top cop
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/09/2024
» Re: "Top cop pick looms large", (Editorial, Sept 18) & "Top cop call likely to spur interference", (BP, Sept 16).
Myanmar solution
Postbag, Published on 11/08/2024
» Re: "Junta says Shan pullback meant 'for safety of people'", (BP, Aug 7).
Whoscall and CCIB Launch Mother’s Day Scam Protection
Published on 08/08/2024
» Gogolook, a leading TrustTech technology company and developer of the Whoscall App, which identifies unknown incoming calls and prevents spam for smartphones, has partnered with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to launch a special Mother’s Day campaign. This includes a new educational awareness video, #NoOneHangUpFasterThanYourMom, alongside an offer of Whoscall premium basic codes aimed at protecting family members from online scammers.
Two non-commissioned officers get jail for abuse
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/08/2024
» The two non-commissioned officers (NCOs) who inappropriately punished several privates for breaking military rules will be kept in a military prison for 45 days.
Tips for bankers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/08/2024
» Re: "Bad dept spike blamed on drop in spending", (Business, July 22).
Getting employed after retirement
Oped, Published on 25/07/2024
» The question of what to do after retirement and employment becomes increasingly pertinent in countries around the world including Malaysia which is making its transition into an ageing society, with an extended average lifespan of 74.8 years, according to 2023 data from the Department of Statistics.
ALLY-RANGE Enters Credit Through Strategic Investment into iBorrow
Published on 23/07/2024
» ALLY Global Management (“ALLY”) and Range Real Estate Partners (“RANGE”) have made a strategic investment in iBorrow, a vertically integrated loan originator, servicer, and asset manager focused on transitional commercial and residential real estate loans across the United States. Since its inception, iBorrow has deployed approximately $2 billion of loan capital into real estate bridge loans across various asset types, including industrial, retail, multifamily, and hospitality lending to professional, experienced, entrepreneurial borrowers.
Fishy failures
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/07/2024
» Re: "Time to solve fish invasion", (Editorial, July 19) and "Really fishy business", (Editorial, July 6). The BP editorial highlights the problem created by an invasive species of freshwater fish called blackchin tilapia. Tilapia are the third world's salmon, a valuable food fish rich in protein and easy to cultivate.