New civil servant pay starts on Jan 1

 Rangsan Srivorasat, director-general of the department, said that the regulations to enforce this pay hike were submitted to the Council of State for screening on Dec 23. This should pave way for implementation on Jan 1, he said.
 In line with the government's policy to raise wages, those who hold a bachelor's degree will be paid at least Bt15,000 a month, including allowances. The minimum wage of Bt300 per day will be implemented in April.
 According to Rangsan, a number of 649,323 civil servants will enjoy a higher pay. They include military servants, police officers, teachers, government employees and temporary employees.
 The pay of those holding no bachelor degree would be raised to at least Bt9,000.