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Focus on economy first
News, Editorial, Published on 22/09/2023
» Strengthening the Thai passport is one of the Srettha Thavisin administration's top priorities. It was among the cabinet's agenda items during their first meeting earlier this month.
Is Thailand a manipulator?
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2018
» The Thai economy dodged a bullet last week, and not many people noticed. Newspaper headlines, when they appeared at all, noted the US government opted not to label China as a currency manipulator. The attention to China is understandable, given the existing and escalating "trade war" instigated by President Donald Trump. But most accounts of the biannual report of the US Treasury Department failed to note that the top target as a currency manipulator wasn't China, but Thailand.
Wider push would boost economy
News, Editorial, Published on 27/08/2017
» The past week had some really good news for Thailand as its think-tank, the National Economic and Social Development Board, announced that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter of this year had grown by as much as 3.7% year-on-year.
Export high owes itself to good luck
News, Editorial, Published on 25/06/2017
» Although Thai exports rose to a four-year high last month, it's still too early to pop the champagne. There remain many challenges ahead for the market. After all, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that exports rose largely due to luck.
US discovers SE Asia
News, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2017
» One hundred days into the Donald Trump presidency, the United States has realised there is a part of the world it ignored. Vice-President Mike Pence has been in Indonesia, praising its "moderate" Muslims. Mr Trump will attend all three big East Asia summits in November. He also will make official visits to Vietnam and the Philippines. They are the hosts of the summits of the Association of Southeast Asian nations (Asean), the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec), and East Asia.
Unacceptably North Korean
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2017
» Once again North Korean agents have triggered tensions and outrage in Southeast Asia, this time spilling blood in Malaysia. The killing of Kim Jong-nam last week at Kuala Lumpur International Airport was far beyond the description of a "diplomatic incident".