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Travel agents warn wage hike will hit tourism industry

  THE Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) warned that if the minimum wage is increased to 450 baht a day and further gradually increased every year it will definitely affect the economy with the tourism industry too impacted, Matichon newspaper said today (May 31). Mr. Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, Atta’s president, said a minimum wage hike

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Increased pay for village-based public health volunteers not meant to woo votes: Satit

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY DEMOCRAT LEADER Satit Pitutacha today (Mar.6) categorically denied the government’s measure to increase the monthly pay for all village-based public health volunteers is primarily designed to woo votes. Satit who concurrently performs as deputy public health minister confirmed his agency has planned to raise the monthly pay for all

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