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Pheu Thai party campaign posters promises a minimum wage of 600 baht a day and minimum salary of 25,000 baht a month for degree holders by 2027.
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BANGKOK – After Thailand’s generals staged the most recent coup in 2014, ousting a government led by the Pheu Thai Party, ambitious plans were laid to thwart the populist politics that the party was alleged to practise. Much of this caution has been cast aside as political parties race towards the general election on May 14.
Faced with a cacophony of campaign pledges, the Election Commission has vowed to examine how political parties plan to finance their policies. That has not stanched the promises of giveaways.
