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Birth rewards fail the test
News, Editorial, Published on 26/09/2018
» The government's plan to encourage more births by young couples, forlorn from the start, has produced nothing. It's a familiar scene. From Singapore and China, from Europe and now Thailand, planners have dreamed of reversing the ageing of their countries. While it may seem logical to some, it has failed everywhere it has been tried. Failure in Thailand seems certain as well.
An age-old dilemma
News, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2019
» With the country fast approaching an ageing society, raising the retirement age for civil servants was unavoidable for the Thai government.
Pensions need new vision
News, Editorial, Published on 10/06/2019
» Last week, the Social Security Office (SSO) came up with a fresh plan to increase contributions of members into the Social Security Fund (SSF) to shore it up ahead of the huge outflow of pension payments expected in the near future.
Pensions need drastic reform
News, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2019
» Becoming an aged society is a big challenge for Thailand, especially when it comes to welfare provided by existing pension schemes.
Onus on PM to help aged
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/07/2020
» Most elderly people in Thailand are living in poverty and hardship. Yet Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has been sitting on the universal pension draft bill for five months, preventing it from running its legislative course. This is unacceptable.
Stipend cases are immoral
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/02/2021
» It has been two weeks since the controversial recalling of elderly stipends came to light. The problem exposes how messy state databases are and also the negligence of officials tasked with disbursing state welfare.
MPs cause of pension bloat
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2022
» Opposition Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat last week slammed the government for allocating 300 billion baht — the greatest single expense — of the 2023 budget bill to pension payments for retired civil servants. He said 40% of all state borrowing and taxes collected will be used to fund the ballooning pensions payouts rather than development schemes and labelled the bill for the forthcoming fiscal year the “ill elephant” budget.
Probe army graft claims
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/10/2022
» The Royal Thai Army is facing new graft accusations. This time a senior military officer was accused of swindling some of the system's funds on an army housing project.
Old, poor and unemployable
News, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2023
» When it comes to demographics, it is no secret that Thailand is quite an anomaly.
Ensure fair wealth distribution
Editorial, Published on 16/07/2023
» Up until the pandemic, the economy was a reliable workhorse that delivered growth.