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From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.
In dire need of direction
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2025
» Thai politics has once again reached a turning point, as the Pheu Thai Party had two prime ministers impeached by the Constitutional Court and is set to take up the role of an opposition party.
Thailand very close to debt ceiling, opposition warns
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/06/2025
» The opposition People’s Party (PP) has warned that Thailand is coming perilously close to hitting its public debt ceiling, which it believes could jeopardise treasury reserves.
National Savings Fund opens member platform on Shopee
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/03/2025
» The National Savings Fund (NSF) has teamed up with a Chinese e-commerce giant to provide a platform for deposits and withdrawals of members' savings.
Shop registration for digital wallet begins
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/03/2025
» The Commerce Ministry has commenced the shop registration process for the third phase of the digital wallet initiative, aiming for participation from more than 1 million shops.
Poll: B10,000 handout influences support for Thai govt
Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2025
» A majority of elderly people given 10,000 baht each under the second phase of the cash handout said the scheme influenced their support for the government, while many would still back it regardless of the stimulus program’s existence, Nida Poll shows.
Top crime stories of 2024: Crime and punishment
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/12/2024
» Crime stories have captivated and shocked the nation over the past 12 months.
Poll: One-third of Thai handout recipients not sure they'll back govt
Online Reporters, Published on 06/10/2024
» Just over one-third of Thais are still undecided whether they will support the government once they have received 10,000 baht under its flagship stimulus handout scheme, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, Nida Poll.
Three-digit lottery tickets coming this month
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2024
» The Government Lottery Office (GLO) plans to issue three-digit lottery tickets this month to tackle the twin issues of overpricing and black-market tickets, board member Thanavath Phonvichai said on Wednesday.
Turning lotteries into retirement funds
Oped, Published on 07/06/2023
» Lottery ticket sales in Thailand are a social and economic paradox. While the poor are the biggest buyers, they are also in dire need of savings for their old age. Common sense suggests that poor people should not put their hard-earned money into a game of chance. But there may be a way to bridge this gap and achieve a win-win situation. And not only the poor will benefit from this scheme, but also all lottery buyers.