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    Getting soft power right

    Life, Published on 08/01/2024

    » After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.

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    Paetongtarn talks up Cambodia ties

    News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/03/2024

    » The leader of Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, also known as Ung Ing, is currently paying an official visit to Cambodia, emphasising the close ties and cooperation between the two countries.

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    A year of milestones

    Business, Post Reporters, Published on 26/12/2023

    » As 2023 concludes, the year stands out for a multitude of noteworthy events and news.

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    More expats please

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/09/2022

    » Re: "New long visa favours expats", (BP, Sept 3).

  • News & article

    Divided cabinet faces tough tests

    Published on 03/09/2023

    » Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has completed his first task of putting together a cabinet which received royal endorsement on Saturday but questions remain as to whether he is putting the right people in the right jobs.

  • News & article

    Injustice abounds

    Postbag, Published on 10/09/2023

    » Re: "Restore trust in justice", (BP, Editorial, Sept 8).

  • News & article

    New government forms, but at what cost?

    News, Published on 23/08/2023

    » Thai politics is entering a new chapter as the colour-coded political divide which has polarised the country for several years is expected to end after Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin won parliament's endorsement to become the country's 30th prime minister on Tuesday.

  • News & article

    Congrats to the SEC

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/09/2023

    » Re: "SEC files charges versus KTBS executives", (Business, Sept 13).

  • News & article

    No one benefits as old regime drags out its end

    Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/10/2021

    » Standing together in a space demarcated as a forbidden area, two actors began to spread red paint over their bodies and create flags out of ropes and twigs. When they ran wild and cried out "Long live the people!" the message could not be clearer. Performed by the Layyim Theatre group, the gig was a part of the rally held by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration (UFTD) to commemorate the first year of the movement. It was held in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Sunday.

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    A matter of survival

    News, Published on 22/05/2023

    » Political observers were surprised by the Move Forward Party's victory in the May 14 election and that the Pheu Thai Party came runner-up in the race.

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