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Can Thailand meet the challenges of 2018?
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/01/2018
» The military government ended 2017 by saying that this year -- supposedly its last in power -- it will wage war on poverty.
Ageing population gives rise to worries over pensions
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 08/01/2018
» Amid concerns about the sustainability of the Social Security Fund (SSF) due to an ageing population, the Social Security Office (SSO), which oversees the SSF, continues to lock horns with labour networks over how best to address the issue.
Skills, jobs focus of govt help to poor
News, Chatrudee Theparat and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/01/2018
» The government will focus on providing skills training and job creation to low-income earners in the second phase of its welfare and subsidy scheme for the poor, which will be tabled to the cabinet on Tuesday for approval.
School head bribe accused gets chop
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2018
» The Bangkok provincial education committee yesterday fired Viroj Samruan from the civil service, effective immediately, for taking a bribe while director of Samsenwittayalai School.
Rail service on track to crisis
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 29/04/2018
» 'The government can build all the new railways it wants, but the wheels on the trains will never turn if there are no drivers to operate them," warns Yai, a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) train driver on the verge of retirement.
14,000 now face deportation
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 30/06/2018
» As the registration of migrant labourers reaches its deadline on Saturday, over 14,000 undocumented workers have still not completed the process, Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo said.
The future according to Thanathorn: exclusive interview
Dave Kendall, Published on 03/03/2019
» Speaking exclusively with the Bangkok Post, Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit outlined his vision of a just, democratic Thailand free from military hegemony, political and economic corruption and the world’s largest gap between rich and poor.
Candidates outline healthcare policies
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2019
» Political parties have agreed that doctors should receive adequate legal protection from malpractice lawsuits, a forum was told on Thursday.
Unsafe roads hurt GDP
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/07/2019
» One way to improve Thailand's staggering economy might be to have motorists to drive more slowly, claims a new report.
'Defence' budget under attack
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/10/2019
» The opposition attacked government spending plans for favouring the Defence Ministry and imposing "ineffective" economic stimulus measures, as three days of debate on the budget bill began in the House on Thursday.