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Gearing up for the grey: How an aging population is creating new business opportunities

May 2, 2023
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The world’s population is getting older. And Thailand is among the fastest-aging societies in the world. Of its 67 million population, more than 12 million Thais are elderly, according to…

The average Thai family has only 1.3 children while it should have two or more, but many factors are behind the sliding birth rate, such as the modern lifestyle, the choice to remain single, or couples choosing not to have children. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Slumping birth rate poses urgent policy challenges for government

March 7, 2022
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Thailand’s sliding birth rate, which hit a record low last year, is ringing alarm bells in the corridors of government. The long-term socioeconomic consequences of this phenomenon are being fully…

Thailand is now on the way to becoming a super-aged society. Experts warn that without significant changes, the Retirement Fund of the SSO risks collapse. (Photo by Josh Appel)

Truce called in battle over Thailand’s retirement fund but ‘grey army’ growing fast

January 12, 2022
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Millions of company workers can heave a sigh of relief after Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin applied the brakes on a plan to extend the retirement age from 55 to 60….

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Gearing up for the grey: How an aging population is creating new business opportunities

Slumping birth rate poses urgent policy challenges for government

Truce called in battle over Thailand’s retirement fund but ‘grey army’ growing fast

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