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Reform social security before it's too late

A Bangkok shop owner and member of the Social Security Fund is seen at a shop selling amulets on Phra Athit Road in Bangkok's old town.  Wichan Charoenkiatpakul

The Social Security pension fund still holds more than two trillion baht. It is not running out of money today. Nor tomorrow. That is precisely the problem. Because crises that arrive slowly are the easiest to ignore.

The warning signs ahead are unmistakable. But because the system still appears stable, politicians and the public convince themselves that there is time to spare.

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