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The Digital Economy and Society Ministry is pushing for the adoption of fifth-generation (5G) technology by next year, especially in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), as a way to attract global tech investment.Keep reading ...

The school of the 21st century should be a “learning community” in which every child has equal access, according to education specialist Nipaporn Kunlasomboon.Ms Nipaporn, who works for event organiser Pico (Thailand) Plc, said schools worldwide need to reform  through a vision called School as ...

The minimum wage was introduced to Thailand in the mid 1970’s as a way to protect against basic labour being taken advantage of and provide a guaranteed minimum wage for all workers. However, it was never applied to “all workers”. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) ...

The Board of Investment (BoI) looks set to propose to the economic cabinet at its meeting on Friday a relocation package for foreign investors wishing to shift from China to Thailand.The package will focus largely on headquarters, research centres, talent and high technology industry, said ...

The Social Security Fund (SSF) is preparing to propose the fund’s board of directors increase the fund’s contribution rates in preparation for members’ long-term compensation as the population ages.SSF secretary-general Ananchai Utaipatanacheep said the current contribution rates are insufficient to compensate all members over the ...

The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has launched an investigation into the burning of peat swamps in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Chalerm Prakiat district with a land acquisition motive suspected to be behind the blazes.Keep reading ...

The Finance Ministry expects to introduce a value-added-tax on electronic businesses next year, aiming to collect between 3 billion to 4 billion baht a year, a ministry official said on Monday, tapping a boom in e-commerce in the country.Keep reading ...

The Finance Ministry has agreed to launch a new tax-saving fund to replace long-term equity funds (LTFs), for which the tax incentive is due to expire at the end of this year.The initial details of the new fund bear resemblance to the Sustainable Equity Fund ...

House Speaker and former prime minister Chuan Leekpai has called for children to be taught more about ethics and morality in schools, arguing it will lessen conflicts and problems in the country.Keep reading ...

The Commerce Ministry is ramping up business matching activity and trade fairs for potential growth products in cosmetics, healthcare and education in an effort to increase shipments.Keep reading ...