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40m workers 'getting a poor deal'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/01/2026
» Academics and activists said over 40 million workers in Thailand remain stuck in low-paid, unsafe jobs with inadequate healthcare and social protection, urging parties to draft policies that ensure labour protection and fair employment.
Thai year of environmental upheaval
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of challenges that had laid bare its vulnerability to environmental degradation, natural disasters, and complex regional dynamics.
Rival parties outline conscription plans
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2025
» The People's Party (PP) and the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) have placed military conscription reform at the forefront of their policy platforms, but while both emphasise voluntary service, their proposals differ in clarity, implementation and scale.
Social Security Board approves new pension formula
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/11/2025
» The Social Security Board (SSB) has unanimously approved a draft ministerial regulation introducing the new Career Average Revalued Earnings (Care) pension formula, expected to take effect early next year, to improve benefits for insured workers.
UN at 80 and multilateralism
News, Michaela Friberg-Storey, Published on 25/10/2025
» Eighty years ago, in the ashes of war, the world came together around a bold idea -- that peace, dignity, and prosperity are possible only when nations work together.
Bots mar SSO debate
News, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2025
» The Social Security Office (SSO) is once again at the centre of an embarrassing controversy following a recent online public hearing on reform of the pension formula for insured workers under Sections 33 and 39 of the Social Security Act.
Gold Card scheme running large deficits, ministry says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has acknowledged that the universal healthcare system is facing a deepening financial crisis, citing mounting losses under the National Health Security Fund.
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.
China's uphill fight vs price wars
News, Manishi Raychaudhuri, Published on 14/08/2025
» Overcapacity has made its way into China's domestic market, with price wars leading to collapsing profitability and accelerating deflation. The government has responded by launching a so-called "anti-involution" programme to combat deflationary price wars. It's had some early wins, but this could be a lengthy battle.
Banks to fund aid efforts
News, Published on 11/08/2025
» The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) is appealing to its members -- including Thai banks operating in Cambodia -- to make voluntary contributions to help civilians who are affected by the conflict along the Thai-Cambodia border.