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People's Party pushes Social Security overhaul
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026
» The People's Party says it will move immediately to table a sweeping overhaul of the Social Security system, proposing a new board structure that shifts authority away from the state and towards the contributors who fund it.
Minister touts efforts to reform Social Security Office
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/02/2026
» Labour Minister Treenuch Thienthong has revealed ongoing efforts to fundamentally reform Thailand's Social Security Office (SSO) into a professionally run state organisation with greater transparency, efficiency and independence from political interference.
From conflict to shared prosperity
News, David Jay Green, Published on 10/02/2026
» The news from the front line, the border between Cambodia and Thailand, has a depressing familiarity. Another ceasefire is agreed upon, but it is accompanied by hostile statements from officials of both governments, and, in the past, such statements have led to aggressive action by one or both military forces. This opens the door to armed combat. People are killed or injured, property and infrastructure damaged, and people's livelihoods disrupted. We need to break this cycle; we need real peace.
Work on Prasat Ta Kwai to take 'about two years'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 09/02/2026
» Prasat Ta Kwai, a 12th-century temple located in Surin's Phanom Dong Rak district, sustained serious damage when clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces erupted along the border last year.
Conservative vote could consolidate around Bhumjaithai
News, Published on 07/02/2026
» The Bhumjaithai Party has emerged as an unexpected wedge within the conservative camp, prising apart supporters who once reliably backed ultra-right and establishment parties such as Palang Pracharath and United Thai Nation.
Pirapan vows 'action, not rhetoric'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026
» Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, leader of the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party, is ready for a fight. As the party's No.1 prime ministerial candidate for the Feb 8 general election, he has formally declared his return to the political battlefield under a slogan that leaves little room for ambiguity: "Decisive Crisis Resolution, Transforming the Nation".
Middle powers can do their bit
News, Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti, Published on 02/02/2026
» Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, the world is increasingly caught between the United States -- an extractive superpower -- and China, a "dependency superpower" whose global influence rests on making other countries reliant on its exports. In the absence of meaningful resistance, both are likely to remain on this course, leaving middle powers to comply with their demands or face retaliation.
Thammasat academic urges SSO restructuring
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/01/2026
» A Thammasat University (TU) academic has called for the Social Security Office (SSO) to be restructured to resemble an independent organisation while still operating under state supervision to improve transparency and management efficiency.
PM mulls SSO restructuring
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/01/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Social Security Office (SSO) to clarify recent controversies surrounding its operations and has floated the idea of a long-term reform modelled on the Government Pension Fund (GPF).
'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.