BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha (pic) said on Monday (Jan 17) that the timing was not right for a hike in salaries and wages, as the country cannot bear the additional financial burden.
Prayut was reacting to growing criticism that the government had failed to rein in prices while people’s salaries and the minimum daily wage had failed to keep pace with costs.
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