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Dining-in ban must be scrapped, now
Oped, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 06/07/2021
» In an effort to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government late last month slapped a blanket dine-in ban on restaurants and eateries in Bangkok and five nearby provinces, namely Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon. The measure indeed deals a heavy blow to those in this business. Yet, there is more to this than meets the eye.
Farm debt help is mutton dressed as lamb
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 06/08/2018
» Will the latest round of debt-restructuring for farmers, with various loans as well as subsidies, which has been launched by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government reduce their debt?
Schemes for poor lack forethought
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 24/11/2016
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government's decision to give New Year handouts, totalling 12.8 billion baht, to low-income people has triggered a huge debate. Many have branded the subsidy, a one-time giveaway, as populism that puts the regime in the same rank as politicians whom they had strongly criticised.