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Uighurs' plight a lesson for govt
News, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2023
» The case of 63 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church who were arrested for overstaying visas in Pattaya last week brings back memories of the notorious repatriation of another group of Uighur refugees back to China in 2014.
Old, poor and unemployable
News, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2023
» When it comes to demographics, it is no secret that Thailand is quite an anomaly.
Digital nomads stuck in grey area
News, Editorial, Published on 21/11/2021
» The coronavirus pandemic has boosted the popularity of remote work, and if Thailand is interested in attracting the highest-paid digital workers to help boost the economy, it must legalise the practice to welcome these professionals.
Shift focus to economy
News, Editorial, Published on 06/11/2019
» Against the backdrop of a deteriorating economy, Thailand has over the past four months seen a series of mass layoffs along with closures of businesses. With industry experts and observers predicting a higher unemployment rate for next year, the worst is probably yet to come. But the government does not seem to be prepared for it.
Migrants help the economy
News, Editorial, Published on 15/05/2018
» Similar to US President Donald Trump's protectionist "America First" policy, Thailand's new law that imposes a migrant labour quota on businesses is a misplaced and miscalculated directive driven by our lawmakers' false sense of nationalism.
Opening up new industry
News, Editorial, Published on 20/11/2017
» The tentative decision by China's Huawei Technologies Co to build a small cloud data centre is a feather in the cap of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Eastern Economic Corridor project. Huawei signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday, with the government's lead man on technology, Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong looking on. The agreement states that Huawei will allocate US$10 million, or 330 million baht, a sign that the plan is to build a relatively small data centre.
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.
Prejudice in labour law
News, Editorial, Published on 08/07/2017
» Notwithstanding the public outcry over its punitive and oppressive nature, the executive decree on migrant labour management was upgraded into an act on Thursday.
Plight of the stateless
News, Editorial, Published on 07/12/2016
» The United Nations is taking a meaningful step tonight. Its UN High Commission on Refugees is to launch a new project, "Every Child's Right to a Nationality". Recently, the UNHCR named Thailand as one of its few official "Friends of the Campaign to End Statelessness". That should not cloud us from acknowledging existing hurdles. It is true that there are legal changes to help stateless people becoming Thai citizens. For all that, much more effort is still needed.
Clean energy for Krabi
News, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2016
» In a bid to create the impression that the coal-fired power plant in Krabi has won backing from locals, Krabi governor Pinit Boonlert submitted a list of supporters' signatures last week, totalling 15,000, to the government. That is worrisome.