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A backdrop to Trump's stunning win
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 08/11/2024
» Analysts often face the tough task of assessing an outcome the way it is rather than how they would like it to be. Nowhere is this challenge more daunting than analysing the stunning election results in the United States this week. Against the odds, former President Donald J Trump of the Republican Party has resoundingly won a second term over Vice President Kamala D Harris of the Democratic Party both in the popular vote and the Electoral College. The Republican Party also captured the Senate and the House of Representatives. While the implications for Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia are wide-ranging and far-reaching, it is first and foremost necessary to understand the nature of the Trump victory.
Revenue Department banking on trio of sectors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/07/2024
» Energy businesses, financial institutions and tourism will remain the main revenue generators for the Revenue Department, capable of contributing significantly to tax revenues this year, says the department's chief.
Taking a huge gamble
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2023
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party may be teetering on the brink in pushing its much-touted digital wallet scheme which is highly controversial as it is fiercely debatable.
State enterprises expected to hit disbursement targets
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/10/2022
» State enterprises are expected to meet their 2022 investment budget disbursement targets, according to State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) director-general Pantip Sripimol.
FPO: Thai fiscal status still healthy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/07/2022
» The country's fiscal status is still healthy enough to handle economic problems, including inflation, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
Institute to provide expertise to farmers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/06/2022
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on academic and technology transfer cooperation.
'Golden age': Marcos myths on Philippine social media
AFP, Published on 08/05/2022
» Ferdinand Marcos Junior appears on the cusp of victory in next week's presidential polls, with his seemingly unassailable lead fuelled by a decades-long misinformation campaign to revamp the family brand.
State urged to adjust fuel subsidy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 22/03/2022
» The government is being urged to adjust its energy price subsidy programme by focusing on businesses and households who are in dire need of help rather than implementing a broad subsidy.
State-owned MCOT buys six Bangkok frequencies
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/02/2022
» State-owned MCOT Plc yesterday secured six out of eight radio frequencies allotted for Bangkok during an auction of spectrum bands used for FM broadcasting.
Finance Minister Arkhom to push for diesel tax cut
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/02/2022
» The Finance Ministry is expected to propose cutting the excise tax on diesel to the cabinet on Tuesday, in a bid to ease the impact on the cost of transport, a ministry source said on Monday.