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70 organizations sign agreement on Big Data
On Wednesday (Dec, 19), seventy organizations, public and private, signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of “Big Data” which is expected to help Thailand to manage unstructured data better. Keep reading ...
Suwit Rattiwan
Whiff of populism in latest schemes
A tranche of seemingly populist policies has been sprouting forth from the military-led government, pointing to something much more than a bid to boost domestic demand amid a murky economic outlook. Keep reading ...
Pitsinee Jitpleecheep
Debt freeze for Village Fund tabled
Debt suspension for Village Fund members is scheduled to go before the cabinet for consideration on Monday. The weekly meeting skips to Monday instead of Tuesday, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha leaves for Germany on Monday. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Welfare campaign helps alleviate hardships, boost local economies: PM
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha asserted the government’s welfare campaign has helped reduced living costs according to the people’s needs, while also help circulate money to boost local economies, says speaker.Keep reading ...
Tanakorn Sangiam
PM: Self-sufficiency key to preventing debts
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said the late monarch’s sufficiency economy philosophy is the ultimate solution to debt problems. In his weekly televised public address, the Thai premier said the government is committed to solving the issue of informal debts at which his administration has been ...
Na-ark Rojanasuvan
NLA to deliberate draft law on government welfare next week
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is scheduled to convene two sittings in the coming week, with one matter set to be the deliberation of a draft law on government welfare.Keep watching ...
GPF launches environmentally and socially focused portfolio
Government Pension Fund (GPF), Thailand’s largest institutional investor, has launched an environment, social and governance (ESG)-focused portfolio to invest in Thailand-listed companies amid a worldwide equity sell-off.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Universal welfare ‘at risk’
A prominent activist has urged every political party to express a clear stance on the country’s universal healthcare scheme and other state welfare issues ahead of the upcoming election. The call surfaced yesterday (Oct 16) amid growing concerns that influential groups intend to be selective ...
Chularat Saengpassa
Social welfare cardholders to be exempted from VAT
The Ministry of Finance will seek cabinet approval for its latest scheme to exempt social welfare cardholders from the value-added tax (VAT). Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said today (Sep 09) that the new scheme will help 11.4 million low-income earners enrolled in the social welfare ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
Additional welfare card money only being provided to participants in career training
Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has explained that an additional 100 to 200 baht to be provided to holders of welfare cards only applies to those involved in career training programs, as the close to one year old project has already spurred over 450 billion baht ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua