As an aged society, Thailand will need to figure out how to care for elders who have no pension or income, says a Thammasat ...

Thailand is a development success story ... In 2020, the poverty rate was 5.4 percent in urban areas (home to 0.8 million poor people) and 8.6 percent in rural areas (home to 3.1 million). The ...

The proportion of people over 60 will increase dramatically ... are available to consolidate and rationalize the wide range of Thai pension systems, with greater focus on reducing poverty among the ...

They have often have poor access to basic services like affordable healthcare ... Provisions are also in place to enable people who are found not to be Thai to be considered for permanent residency, ...