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PM, a plan and a canal
News, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has taken the right steps over the latest resurrection of the Kra Canal. But that doesn't mean he's going to get much support or win over public opinion on the matter. By ordering two new studies into updated proposals for building the canal, he will get criticism from both sides. Proponents of what they want to call the "Thai Canal" think he is taking too long and opponents of the proposal believe he should do nothing.
Better data needed to help farmers
News, Published on 23/11/2016
» The food industry is one of the most important business sectors of the Thai economy. This is because it is "home grown" rather than "imported". Its long domestic value chain from farms to the food processing industry and then on to food transportation and export businesses means a large part of the value of gross exports accrued to the Thai economy come from this sector.