War erupts over Pheu Thai’s ฿600 minimum wage plan with the

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War erupts over Pheu Thai’s ฿600 minimum wage plan with the economy as the key election issue

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An academic with Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) welcomed the proposal in broad terms as beneficial to newly graduated students taking up employment but expressed his concern about the danger of stoking inflation and called for a policy also over the course of the next government, to control the cost of living. https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2022/12/09/war-over-pheu-thais-600-baht-minimum-wage-plan/ Joseph O' Connor reports from Bangkok.

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