PM to adjust take home pay
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej vowed Thursday to adjust the take home pay for Thai people after learning from his three-day visit to the island state that Singaporeans earn eight times more than Thais.
"During a tour of the local market, I saw with my own eyes that food prices are three times higher than comparable products in Thailand. But a new university graduate would earn the salary comparable to the pay in the United States, which is eight times more than a Thai university graduate," he said.
This made him think about emulating the Singapore lesson that proved that earnings could outpace the cost of living, he said. - The Nation