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Pension tension as Thailand eyes 65
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 20/10/2025
» The country's working-age demographics are a topic of widespread debate, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul floating the idea of raising the retirement age from 60 to 65.
China ousts Japan in outbound market
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/08/2025
» Forward bookings by outbound tourists for the upcoming high season remain strongly supported by Chinese tour packages, attributed to lower costs of 30-50% compared with trips to Japan, which recorded a decline for the first time in June.
Regulator picks premiums to hit B1tn this year
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/02/2025
» Life and non-life insurance businesses should expand this year, driving the industry's overall premiums to 1 trillion baht if economic growth continues, says the Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC).
GenAI shaking up the entire IT landscape
Business, Gartner Inc, Published on 21/01/2025
» Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is already beginning to affect areas where most people would assume only humans can have lasting impact. It is a trend that underpins many of the top IT predictions for 2025 and beyond, according to the market research firm Gartner Inc.
Firms prep compensation for fire victims
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/10/2024
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has coordinated with insurance companies to provide compensation to families of the deceased and injured from the school bus fire on Tuesday, with initial compensation of 660,000 baht per person.
Insurance pushed for natural disasters
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 15/05/2024
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has issued a warning to high-rise building operators, farmers and the public to obtain insurance coverage for properties to deal with mounting natural disaster risks.
SEC tightens rules on NVDRs
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 02/04/2024
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is prohibiting local securities companies from accepting orders for purchases, transfers or exchanges of securities that would result in Thai investors gaining more possession of non-voting depositary receipts (NVDRs).
Private hospitals urged to cap prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/12/2023
» The Internal Trade Department is asking for coordination from private hospitals to help cap drug prices and medical service charges in a bid to reduce the cost of living.
NBTC preps shift to digital broadcasting
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 06/09/2023
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is planning a transition of existing analogue radio stations to the digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system under its planned licensing regime.
Value-added services to drive ITEL's revenue growth
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/06/2023
» Interlink Telecom Plc (ITEL) is gearing towards the next phase of its growth, with the aim of generating annual revenue of 5 billion baht within 3-5 years by offering more value-added services to customers, says chief executive Nuttanai Anuntarumporn.