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Sweden will offer migrants $34,000 to go home
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2024
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden, a nation long known for its open-arms policy toward migrants, plans to drastically increase its cash offer — by 35 times, to more than US$34,000 — to those who agree to go home.
Govt in debate crosshairs
Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2024
» The opposition and the Senate are set to put the new government in the crosshairs when it spells out its policy statement in parliament this week, with the ruling Pheu Thai Party's digital wallet handout scheme among the main targets.
Heavy burden on young shoulders
Business, Published on 26/08/2024
» Paetongtarn Shinawatra's recent ascension to prime minister, following the Constitutional Court's dismissal of her predecessor Srettha Thavisin over ethics violations based on a cabinet appointment, and the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which won the last election, presents a complex interplay of economic, political and social challenges for the nation.
Train plan needs detail
News, Editorial, Published on 26/08/2024
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has floated an idea for the government to take over private electric train projects in the country and set a flat fare of 20 baht across all routes, a plan which aligns with a Pheu Thai Party campaign promise.
Bank of Thailand may face more rate-cut pressure from new PM
Published on 20/08/2024
» Thailand’s central bank is poised to keep the policy rate at a decade high this week as the economy gathers some steam but uncertainty about a 145-billion-baht handout may prompt a fresh wave of rate-cut pressure.
Agency maintains GDP forecast for the year
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/08/2024
» The government's planning agency is maintaining its GDP forecast for this year but advises the government to speed up implementing measures to boost the economy and prepare the 2025 budget to address economic volatility caused by global crises.
Gold card scheme at risk of collapse
News, Published on 19/08/2024
» Health experts say the universal healthcare policy, aka the 30-baht gold card scheme, is unlikely to provide adequate security to every citizen, suggesting the scheme be reformed for financial sustainability in the future.
Industry leaders target continuity
Business, Published on 15/08/2024
» Thailand's economic outlook is in disarray following the removal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in an ethics case that involved his appointment of a lawyer with a criminal conviction to his cabinet.
Baht set to further strengthen this year despite headwinds
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2024
» The baht could appreciate further to 35.30 to the US dollar in the short term, after hitting a four-month high of 35.72 early Wednesday, but political instability and deteriorating fiscal positions as a result of the government’s populist policies could limit the Thai currency’s rebound.
Climate fight needs a better way forward
Oped, Published on 23/07/2024
» Starting in the 1990s, climate change has become a fixation for politicians and elites in rich countries. It emerged as the world had just seen the end of the Cold War. In the capitals of Europe in particular, it felt like most of the planet’s big problems were fixed, so climate change was the final frontier.