5+ hour, 59+ min 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....

2+ mon, 1+ 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…...

2+ mon, 3+ week 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....

2+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

3+ mon, 1+ 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…...

4+ mon, 4+ hour 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…...

4+ mon, 3+ day 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…...

5+ mon, 1+ 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,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (424+ words) MTL set to introduce product this year PUBLISHED: 3 Feb 2026 at 05:37 In response to a sharp rise in mental health cases nationwide, Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) is studying the launch of Thailand's first life insurance policy covering depression. The company…...