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Insurance plan to cover 30m households
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (248+ words) PUBLISHED: 8 Sep 2026 at 04:42 The government plans to launch a national disaster insurance scheme in October covering 30 million households against floods, windstorms and earthquakes, with the state budgeting about 15.5 billion baht a year for premiums..htnom siht fo dne eht yb…...
Households to face insurance survey
1+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) PUBLISHED: 3 Sep 2026 at 04:10 The Interior Ministry has ordered a nationwide survey of households without house numbers by Sept 15 to support a planned national disaster insurance system covering about 30 million households..yltneiciffe erom sdnuf etats gnisu elihw sriaper emoh dna yrevocer,…...
Push to reduce health costs for civil servants
1+ week, 4+ day ago (788+ words) Spending soars for ageing officials PUBLISHED: 2 Sep 2026 at 05:03 The Comptroller-General's Department is preparing legislation to control medical welfare expenses for government officials and their families, as spending on these benefits continues to accelerate....
Spotlight on ballooning welfare spending
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1217+ words) Revisions to eligibility criteria indicate concern over fiscal burden PUBLISHED: 20 Jun 2026 at 05:56 Is Thailand becoming a welfare state? The answer remains to be seen, given the government's fiscal constraints. Public debt has risen recently, nearing the statutory ceiling of 70% of…...
State welfare card eligibility under review
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (121+ words) PUBLISHED: 10 Jun 2026 at 05:03 The state welfare committee will meet on Thursday to review eligibility criteria for the state welfare card scheme following concerns that some low-income elderly parents have lost benefits because their children claimed tax deductions on their behalf....
InsureX targets B10bn in premiums
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (368+ words) PUBLISHED: 10 Jun 2026 at 07:08 InsureX, the life and non-life insurance broker wholly owned by Siam Commercial Bank, has set an ambitious growth strategy aimed at expanding its customer base to 1 million to achieve total premiums of 10 billion baht by 2030 as it…...
Thai airlines grapple with jet fuel surge
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (435+ words) PUBLISHED: 23 May 2026 at 01:25 Despite increased airfares, airlines have been unable to absorb rising jet fuel costs during the summer period, with this expense increasing from 30-35% of operational costs to 60% in May. He said hedged fuel ac- counted for 25-26% of the…...
NSO plans overhaul of welfare database
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (494+ words) PUBLISHED: 2 May 2026 at 07:41 The National Statistical Office (NSO) is undertaking a major "data cleansing" to overhaul the country's welfare database, aligning Thailand's data systems with global standards and supporting the country's bid to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and…...
Thai Airways to almost double fuel surcharges this week
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (109+ words) Cost of jet fuel has tripled since Middle East war began, carrier says PUBLISHED: 28 Apr 2026 at 17:09 Thai Airways International will raise its fuel surcharges by nearly 100% on many routes for tickets issued from May 1 onwards to cope with the soaring…...
AXA highlights local insurance protection gap
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (997+ words) Mass market needs education about policies PUBLISHED: 25 Mar 2026 at 04:24 Thailand needs to address the protection gap in the insurance industry to drive growth in the sector, which is critical for the country's economic development and the well-being of its people,…...