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Retirement at 45 shocks Thais
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/09/2025
» The workforce is facing a major turning point as Kasikornbank (KBank) introduces a special early retirement (ER) programme at the age of 45, the first of its kind in the country.
Giving seniors another chance
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/04/2025
» With one in five Thais now aged over 60, experts are saying the country will face an irreversible demographic crisis if the government doesn't roll out the necessary safeguards to ensure the welfare of its senior citizens.
Another wage hike looms
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 14/03/2024
» The tripartite wage committee is expected to approve a second hike for the minimum daily wage this month but it is unlikely to reach 400 baht, according to the Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai).
Expand welfare policies to boost economy, experts say
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 04/09/2023
» The government should boost the country's short-term economic growth by expanding state welfare policies to reduce inequalities in society, academics said at a seminar organised by the Thai Journalists' Association yesterday.
Gambling addiction fuelled by poverty
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 14/08/2023
» Social workers say gambling addiction among blue-collar workers is fuelled by social and welfare issues, not by an individual's passion as many might have thought. NGOs and government agencies are working together to provide rehabilitation.
Quake 'can damage' old buildings
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/06/2023
» A major earthquake in Myanmar may damage buildings in Bangkok that were built before the nation's building codes were revised in 2007 to make them more quake-resistant, according to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on Tuesday.
Migrant workers plug crucial gaps
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/04/2023
» Some roles, particularly in Thailand's recovering tourism and service sectors, are now mostly being filled by migrant workers due to a chronic manpower shortage, a top official from the Employers' Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) has said.
Wage hikes could harm economy
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/03/2023
» Political parties are being urged to stop wooing voters by promising them unrealistic leaps in daily minimum wage rates which many experts warn will do more harm than good to the country's economic system.
Minimum wage rises of 5-8% tipped
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/07/2022
» A new hike in minimum daily wages of between 5% and 8% is expected in September, since the rates have remained unchanged for over two years, according to the Ministry of Labour and an association of employers.
Argy-bargy on wages
News, Penchan Charoensuthipanม Mongkol Bangprapa and Satid Sootipunya, Published on 01/05/2022
» Being paid 340 baht a day, according to Suthichai Pongpinijkul, 26, is not a sufficient wage to live on.