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The kingdom has seen a reduction in labour disputes between employers and workers during the past three months, according to Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin.The improvement was a result of the ministry’s effort in playing an assertive role in resolving problems between employers and employees through ...

The Social Security Office (SSO) is to reduce employers and employees’ contributions to the worker welfare fund.SSO secretary-general Thossaphol Kritwongwiman said on Friday the ministry had decided to cut the contributions for three months, from January to March.Keep reading ...

Cryptocurrency is a decentralised virtual currency that is deemed to be more efficient than traditional currencies because it is regulated by a community of users. As of 2019, the top 100 cryptocurrencies had a market value of about US$200 billion with bitcoin accounting for more than ...

Despite decades of rapid change, 2020 somehow shifted the pace into overdrive, forcing businesses to change course overnight, workers to scramble to find a place in the new economy and leaders to carve out lucrative opportunities.These trends of 2020 highlight not only the chaos, but ...

Media was one of many sectors that suffered because of the pandemic in 2020, experiencing an estimated 20% year-on-year decline in ad spending to 71.8 billion baht.Whether the industry recovers in 2021 remains uncertain, depending crucially on how successful efforts are to curb the spread ...

It has become tradition that the government gives New Year’s gifts to the public during the festive season. Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in the hope of brightening up the public mood has instructed all ministries to come up with presents. Some are tangible items, from state ...

If 2020 was wretched for tourists and the flying public, 2021 looks to be a year full of calibrated plans for recovery for both the tourism and aviation sectors that are desperate for the year-long Covid-19 crisis to bottom out.Indeed, the past year has brought ...

2020 is a year that will go down in history as a year quite unlike any other we have seen for some time. The world faced the Australian bushfires, a World War III threat and a global pandemic that upended daily life for everyone around ...

The Social Security Office will compensate employees who are forced to stop working due to the fresh Covid-19 outbreak at 50 per cent of their daily wages for a maximum 90 days.The compensation is available to employees under the social security scheme who cannot work, ...

The government on Wednesday banned all gatherings in Covid-hit areas, except for household parties and government activities.The ban covers the controlled zone (more than 10 cases) and maximum controlled zone (more than 50), said the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).Keep reading ...