Bangkok Post
To pay or not to pay: Deduction of wages under the Labour Protection Act
When an employee causes damage to a company, Thai employers often resort to deducting wages, holiday pay, or overtime payments as a penalty or restitution. Before doing so, the employer should know when it is permissible to do so under Thai law, and the risks ...
Chusert Supasitthumrong
60 days 'long enough' for campaigning
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon insisted political parties will have about 60 days for election campaigning after the ban on political activities is lifted. The 60-day period for campaigning should be long enough when compared to the campaign for the 2011 election called by former ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Facing up to Thailand's role as Asean chair
As Thailand gears up to chair Asean next year, a sense of deja vu is setting in. The last time Thailand held its rotational turn at Asean’s helm from July 2008 to December 2009, it was undermined by domestic street protests that ended up disrupting ...
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
PM to prioritise Asean sustainability
Based on the themes of resilience and innovation, Thailand is preparing to make sustainability more of a priority for Asean as the kingdom prepares to chair the regional bloc next year. Suriya Chindawongse, director-general of the Department of Asean Affairs, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ...
Kornchanok Raksaseri
Thai-China trade pact signed
Thailand is moving ahead with plans to upgrade economic cooperation with China, agreeing Wednesday (Nov, 7) to the comprehensive framework on enhancing trade and economic partnership between the two nations and aiming to double bilateral trade to UScopy40 billion (4.59 trillion baht) by 2021.Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Rice thefts worry farmers amid high prices
Farmers are putting up their guard against rice thefts after several cases have been reported this year in the wake of high prices. Noosin Damri, a farmer in Warin Chamrap district of Ubon Ratchathani province, on Monday (Nov, 5) lodged a complaint at the Huay Khayung police ...
Prayut confirms pre-election dialogue
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reiterated Monday (Nov,5) pre-election talks on the lifting of the political ban would take place after the organic law on the election of MPs takes effect next month. The premier said he expected the details of the planned dialogue and other ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Crude palm oil for power considered
The Energy Ministry is considering using a surplus of crude palm oil this year to replace fossil fuels for power generation at two state-run plants in Chachoengsao and Ratchaburi.The tentative plan is to be implemented at Bang Pakong power plant, owned by the Electricity Generating ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Myanmar looks East
The government of Myanmar has launched a major investment drive centred on Asian countries in the face of declining interest from the West. “We must be proactive and seek the sort of investment that is good for the country,” Thaung Tun, head of the Myanmar ...
Building a blockchain hub in Thailand
Though countries in Asia Pacific are racing to build their own cryptocurrency hubs — Jeju Island in South Korea or Cagayan in the Philippines are among them — they are arguably playing catch-up: Thailand has one of the most prosperous cryptocurrency ecosystems in the region, ...