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Restricting civil-servant posts will not solve shortage of doctors, caution medical students
Medical students warn that prescribing the “wrong medicine” to “treat” the disease of administration problems in the Public Health Ministry will end up with the problem worsening. The “wrong medicine” in this case is the latest policy to cap civil-servant positions for new doctors.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Bangkok among top Asian e-commerce cities
Bangkok is among the leading commerce cities in Asia, according to the latest white paper on the top such cities, YCP Solidiance announced yesterday.“Top E-commerce Cities in Asia”, aims to shed light on the significance of the e-commerce landscape in Asia, and how it has ...
The Nation Reporter
ADB turns sights to smaller economies
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) plans to focus more of its investments on development projects in the smaller economies of the Asia-Pacific region, its president Takehiko Nakao said yesterday.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
ADB boosts support for region
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has vowed to deepen its support for Southeast Asia in development assistance, reflecting the region’s rising stature as a destination for trade and investment.In prioritising Southeast Asia in its assistance, the multilateral lender would get involved in many operations in ...
The Nation Reporter
Data sharing stirs the pot
The telecom regulator has begun discussions to amend details of the Telecom Business Act to allow the state to access general data regarding mobile phone usage (not including personal information), but is facing pushback from the major three telecom operators. Keep reading ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
EEF to reduce gap between urban, rural schools
To reduce educational disparity in terms of the quality of urban and rural schools that results in different levels of knowledge among students, three educational agencies are applying the findings of research resulting from a project on schools with continuous quality improvement, to 280 schools ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Prayut tentatively embraces China’s Belt and Road strategy for Thailand
Thai PM’s appearance at the second Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing last weekend suggests the luke-warm relations between China and Thailand persist. Whilst both nations portray a strong willingness to progress in their financial partnerships there is still a gulf between the two ...
Living with debt
Most workers with a monthly income under 15,000 baht are burdened with debt, but many remain confident about job security, according to a University of Thai Chamber of Commerce survey.Keep watching ...
Future bright for workers, PM says
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha remains bullish on the future of Thai workers, stressing how the unemployment rate is below 1%. “Thailand is now ranked fourth among countries with the lowest unemployment rates,” the prime minister told officials, labour leaders and workers on Wednesday at an ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Most Thai laborers expect 400 baht minimum wage from new government: Bangkok Poll
Most Thai laborers are expecting that the minimum wage will be adjusted up to at least 400 baht when the new post-election government comes into the office, according to Bangkok Poll of the research centre of Bangkok University.Keep reading ...