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Change to pension fund costly: Official
The cost will be high if the government has to change the law to provide more pensions to members of the Government Pension Fund (GPF), Areepong Bhoocha-oom, permanent secretary for the Finance Ministry, said yesterday.
The Comptroller-General’s Department has submitted cost estimates to former finance ministers for consideration of whether the government has to change the GPF law, as demanded by some members. The cost was as high as Bt100 billion and no government had a clear policy on the proposal.
Some state officials who belong to the GPF will hold a rally today to demand that the GPF and government pay more pensions after they retire.
Pilot tests set
Asdavut Watanangura, executive vice president of Thai Airways International’s operations department, said pilot applicants would undergo a test to be selected.
Applicants must have the following qualifications:
_ Male Thai national not over 30 years of age (date of birth from October 1, 1982, onwards)
_ Bachelor’s degree in any major
_ Good command of written and spoken English
_ Exempt from military service
_ Minimum height of 165cm
_ Excellent health and good eyesight based on the standards of the Institute of Aviation Medicine, Royal Thai Air Force
Interested applicants may find more information at www.tgpilotsrecuitment.com or by calling 02 545 3658/4093.
Commart ‘a success’
The Commart Thailand event generated transactions worth over Bt3.2 billion during its four-day run, thanks mainly to notebook computers.
“The overall picture shows clear improvement,” Pathom Indarodom, general manager of ARiP, the event organiser, said yesterday. “This should allow the IT industry to witness a 12-per-cent growth rate as expected.”
Notebooks, including ultrabooks, generated sales of Bt1.8 billion, while the other best-selling items were tablets and smart phones, he said. The event ended on March 25.
Hotel leader chosen
The Thai Hotels Association’s Southern Chapter has elected Suchart Hirankanokkul as president for a second two-year term.
The election took place last week at the Phuket Graceland Resort and Spa and was attended by chapter members from Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi.
Wanaphapar Suksombul, assistant director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Phuket office, and Associate Professor Manus Chaisawas of Prince of Songkla University’s Phuket campus were guest speakers and witnesses to the election.
Yuthachai Lhimchaisawas, general manager of Paragon Phuket, was elected as secretary-general.
