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High cost of stupidity
News, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2020
» The Supreme Administrative Court's decision to dismiss a petition filed by the Transport Ministry and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to resurrect the Hopewell Project case last week has confirmed the elevated road and rail project's place in the country's hall of shame.
Jet purchase does not fly
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/07/2020
» The country is in the middle of a health crisis. The economy is in tatters. And the army is planning to buy a new luxury jet for its top generals and VIPs.
No need for power priority
News, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2020
» In an attempt to bring the country out of the economic slump caused by Covid-19, the Prayut Chan-o-cha government is doing what any other government would do: injecting money into the system through economic stimulus packages.
Plug digital VAT bill holes
News, Editorial, Published on 15/06/2020
» The cabinet last week approved a first-of-its-kind bill requiring foreign digital platforms to pay a value-added tax (VAT) from payments they received from users in Thailand.
BMTA rehab needs experts
News, Editorial, Published on 09/06/2020
» It appears the rehabilitation of the loss-ridden Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is well underway as it has been given the green light by the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Data mayhem must be fixed
News, Editorial, Published on 27/04/2020
» The shambolic registration of self-employed and independent workers who are eligible for the state's 5,000 baht in aid payments for three months to help relieve the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak reflects the country's poor data management and demands a fix.
Generals don't know tourism
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2020
» The disastrous effects of Covid-19 on Thailand's tourism call for a shake-up in the industry and associated policy support from the government and parliament. The Senate also wants to contribute to a tourism revival, but the formal appointment on Thursday of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's younger brother to sit on its tourism committee is likely only to have further pushed the public's confidence in it to the edge of the abyss.
Too few get state help
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2020
» As of today, a cumulative 1.3 million people adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak that has caused the government to declare a partial lockdown, resulting in severe economic contraction, are to receive the first 5,000 baht handouts for this month.
Fiscal future in govt hands
News, Editorial, Published on 30/03/2020
» As the coronavirus pandemic soars unabated, the Thai economy is expected to suffer its biggest contraction in 23 years.
Cash freebies not enough
News, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2020
» 'Nobody will be poor in Thailand by 2018" was the controversial pitch made in November 2017 by the then military government's economic tsar, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.