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MYSTERIOUS: Ssf - What They Never Told You

State enterprise and labour groups on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider a new formula for calculating old-age pensions under the Social Security Fund (SSF), warning the proposed changes could reduce retirement benefits for millions of insured workers.

Bangkok Post

‘It’s betrayal’: Shetland’s scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK’s largest salmon farm

Huge project by Norwegian-owned Scottish Sea Farms gets go-ahead amid concerns over the environmental cost of fish farming and threat to traditional way of life

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian firm planning for first UK deep-sea salmon farm

A Norwegian company has drawn up plans for Britain’s first deep-sea salmon farm in waters east of Shetland

The National (Scotland)

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Punjab: Top cop thanks CM Bhagwant Mann for aid to deceased kin

Punjab's Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, on Monday publicly expressed his gratitude towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Man. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Xi eyes military supremacy as he reorganises China’s armed forces

China’s president stresses need for ongoing reform as he tightens his control over the People’s Liberation Army.

Al Jazeera

Staff Selection Commission withdraws result for Manipur recruitment days after announcing it

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) on Monday withdrew the final results for the “Constable (GD) in Central Armed Police Forces, SSF, Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau Examination 2022”, just days after announcing it on March 15, saying that a revised final result would soon…

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SSF celebrates golden jubilee in Mumbai

SSF celebrated its golden jubilee with a three-day mega conference in Mumbai. A.P. Aboobacker Musliar called for safeguarding India's Constitution and warned against attempts to convert it into a monoculture. Noted Islamic scholar Shaikh Afeefuddin Jilani inaugurated the event. Noushad Alam Misbahi from Odisha was elected national president and C.…

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SSF Samvidhan Yatra enters Kerala, to conclude in Bengaluru today

SSF's Samvidhan Yatra, a nation-wide rally, entered Kerala on Saturday, raising the slogan "We the People of India". Led by scholars, the rally was warmly welcomed at the State border. It has passed through 20 States and dozens of backward villages, starting from Srinagar and concluding in Bengaluru. Grand Mufti,…

The Hindu

SSF takes out nationwide rally in golden jubilee year

SSF holds Samvidhan Yatra to mark golden jubilee, raising socio-cultural issues, engaging in conversations & debates, distributing scholarships & study materials, setting up skill dev. centres, concluding in Bengaluru on 9/10, Golden 50 meeting in Mumbai on 11/24.

The Hindu

Grow your own Onam lunch with this seed tray from Aluva in Kochi

The State Seed Farm at Aluva in Kochi is readying for the festival of Onam with an assorted seedlings tray, with vegetables and flowers

The Hindu

Social Security Fund dips by B17.6bn

In 2022, the Social Security Fund (SSF) declined by more than 17.6 billion baht, the first drop in five years, as a result of decreased market capitalisation (mark to market) and reduced contributions to alleviate the financial burden of subscribers during the pandemic, says a Finance Ministry source who requested…

Bangkok Post

Concerns raised after seal shot in the face at Scottish fish farm

THE killing of a seal at an Orkney fish farm was not a “proportional and justifiable response” and may have breached the law, according to a…

The National (Scotland)

Whoever takes office will inherit a mess

The election result is clear and the MOU to form a 312-seat government in the 500-seat parliament is agreed. But who will lead Thailand and its economy for the next four years is unclear. Whether it will be a pro-equality government, pro-growth government, or even a pro-big-spending government remains in…

Bangkok Post

Hearing due on Social Security Fund payments

The Ministry of Labour plans to organise a formal public hearing on Feb 28 about its new regulation concerning a plan to lift the salary ceiling used in calculating the monthly contribution by salaried employees to the Social Security Fund (SSF).

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China's strategic support command linked to balloon

BEIJING -- The Chinese reconnaissance balloon shot down off the United States on Saturday by U.S. forces is believed to have been operated with the involvement of the Strategic Support Force (SSF), a command tasked with strategic space, cyber and electronic warfare missions for China's military.

Bangkok Post

Workers still plead for rights

Education, labour and employment-related problems remained challenging this year for all stakeholders to tackle.

Bangkok Post

Opposition to SSF changes builds steam

Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC) has submitted an open letter objecting to a proposed amendment to the social security law, saying it does not bode well for the stability of the Social Security Fund.

Bangkok Post

Public split on pension payout

The cabinet's decision to approve a Labour Ministry amendment on May 10, which would allow subscribers of the Social Security Fund (SSF) to get a partial advance on their pension and use their pension as collateral for loans, has been met with both cheers and concern.

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Bangkok Post

Hands off SSF coffers

The government's attempt to revise a law to let subscribers withdraw part of their pension before they turn 55 does not bode well for the sustainability of the Social Security Fund -- the country's largest welfare scheme.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow charities gathering unwanted sportswear to help disadvantaged young people

Scottish Sports Futures and ApparelXchange CIC have joined forces and are looking for donations of sports clothing for disadvantaged youngsters aged between 4 and 18.

Bangkok Post

Cabinet approves B4.5bn to cover SSF shortfall

The cabinet has approved a 4.5-billion-baht fund to partially cover people's reduced contributions to the Social Security Fund (SSF) from next month until July, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

Bangkok Post

SSO warns hospitals, treat Covid patients or be delisted

The Social Security Office (SSO) has threatened to delist contracted hospitals if they turn away Covid-19 patients.

Bangkok Post

Fuel surge sees SSF cuts

The cabinet has approved reductions in monthly social security contributions for both employers and employees as part of measures totalling 70 billion baht to help ease the impact of rising fuel prices.

The Hindu

J&K lifts maiden SSF national literary championship

Jammu and Kashmir lifted the championship in the maiden national literary festival organised by the Kerala State Sunni Students Federation (SSF) at Rajkot, Gujarat.

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