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Push for bill to protect freelancers
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/09/2025
» The Klatham Party is pushing for a bill to promote legal and welfare protection for more than 20 million freelance workers nationwide.
Platform riders 'deserve better benefits'
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 02/05/2025
» A Thammasat University academic says that digital platform riders should be categorised as company employees under the social security law, and not a type of informal worker with limited access to basic work benefits.
Somchai loses senator status
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/03/2025
» The Constitutional Court has disqualified Senator Somchai Lenglak after the Supreme Court barred him from taking part in elections for 10 years due to election fraud committed during his 2023 general election campaign as a Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) candidate.
Social Security Fund needs to reform
News, Editorial, Published on 26/02/2025
» It is good news that the fury over claims of lavish spending by the Social Security Office (SSO) has become a call for major reform of the Social Security Fund (SSF).
Wallet scheme to resume in 2nd quarter
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/02/2025
» The third phase of the 10,000-baht digital wallet handout programme will begin in the second quarter of this year, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Government ups flood compensation to flat B9,000
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2024
» The cabinet has revised compensation for flood victims to a flat rate of 9,000 baht per household instead of the previous 5,000-9,000 baht range.
Ministry plans boost for Social Security Fund with improved benefits
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 05/09/2024
» The Ministry of Labour has promised a host of improved benefits for Social Security Fund (SSF) members starting next year, including a higher allowance during maternity leave.
Thai YouTubers among those set for social security coverage
News, Published on 12/08/2024
» The government will push for a bill to promote quality of life and offer welfare protection for the 20 million informal workers, including internet influencers and farmers, currently without access to a social safety net.
AI's brain fog no defence for arts
News, Parmy Olson, Published on 05/07/2024
» Ever notice how science fiction gets things wrong about future technology? Instead of flying cars, we got viral tweets that fuelled culture wars. Instead of a fax machine on your wrist, we got memes. We're having a similar reality check with artificial intelligence. Sci-fi painted a future with computers that delivered reliable information in robotic parlance. Yet businesses who've tried plugging generative AI tools into their infrastructure have found, with some dismay, that the tools "hallucinate" and make mistakes. They are hardly reliable. And the tools themselves aren't stiff and mechanistic either. They're almost whimsical.
Senate race heats up as interest runs high
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/05/2024
» More than 31,000 people have asked for applications to apply for senators after the five-year term of 250 senators installed by the now-defunct National Council for Peace and Order ended on May 10.