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Big spend coming, says Uttama
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/08/2019
» Expanding Thailand Future Fund (TFF) investment and tax reform are two priority policies that will boost development and help to reduce income inequality, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana told the Bangkok Post Forum 2019 on Monday.
Instability threatens economic growth
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/04/2019
» Without decisive winners from the March 24 poll, there are fears that political instability will affect the country's economy. Such concerns are understandable given that three parties, namely the pro-military Palang Pracharath Party, and Pheu Thai Party and Future Forward Party (which brand themselves as the anti-regime camp), are engaging in a post-election tug of war.
Somkid: Coalition to put off investors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/03/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is concerned that a fractured coalition will delay the formation of the next government and dampen investor confidence.
Changing the political system begins with the citizens
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/12/2013
» Incremental progress perhaps, but progress nevertheless. No longer is the public debate about the necessity of political reform, but rather when and in what form. People no longer doubt that political change is a prerequisite before tackling other problems, whether it be economic competitiveness, income inequality or educational reform. No, I believe that we have reached a tipping point, one in which all sides of the social, political and economic spectrum agree that change is necessary and overdue if Thailand is to ever move forward.