Civil servants offered early retirement payouts

Bangkok Post - Oct 30, 2026

The government has finalised key criteria for a voluntary early retirement scheme for civil servants, with payments of up to 15 times the specified rate, according to Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Pakorn Nilprapunt.

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