Thai government considering launch of retirement lottery as savings scheme
THURSDAY, JUNE 06, 2024
Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said on Thursday that the government may launch a new kind of digital lottery to encourage working people to save for their retirement.
New trends make Thai saving-investment market ‘brightest in SE Asia’
MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022
Thailand's saving market is projected to grow at an exponential rate as middle-income people and the younger generation seek to increase their wealth through investment, a leading asset manager said on Monday.
Household debts in Thailand will likely rise as Thais generally start their savings plans too late, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said on Monday.
More people turning assets into cash due to uncertainty over Covid-19, says DPA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2020
The Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) said that due to the Covid-19 crisis, more and more people are turning their assets into cash and depositing this money in banks.
Millions of workers have savings to last for just a month: TMB study
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2020
A TMB study says that eight million Thai workers are at risk of economic difficulty as their savings can sustain them for only 30 days.
TMB Analytics Centre executive director Naris Sathapholdecha said that 34 per cent of Thais have sufficient savings or can last for more than six months without work, 45 per cent can manage for 2-3 months while 20 per cent have savings to sustain them for less than one month.
King sends royal compliment for Army trainer killed while saving conscript
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019
His Majesty the King on Tuesday sent a royal compliment to the widow of an Army trainer who was killed in Prachuap Khiri Khan last week when trying to save a conscript during a grenade-throwing training session.