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Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize
AFP, Published on 08/10/2015
» STOCKHOLM - Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, honoured for her work chronicling the horrors of war and life under the repressive Soviet regime.
What changes lie ahead with TPP pact?
News, Published on 07/10/2015
» By lowering trade barriers among the United States and 11 nations scattered around the Pacific Rim from Japan to Chile, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact is intended to help countries specialise in producing and exporting whatever goods and services they can make most efficiently, while importing the rest. In the long run, that could help decrease some of the prices consumers see in stores.
Somkid's economic package avoids reckless populism
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/09/2015
» If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha worries that people may mistake his 136-billion-baht economic stimulus package for populist measures such as those implemented by the previous administration, he need not do so.
Government must tread carefully with cash-injection scheme
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/09/2015
» By launching the emergency economic stimulus package which targets low-income people both in the city and upcountry, the government has sent out a clear message: "There is no need to worry about economic stagnation".
Savings fund offers safety net for retirees, the state alike
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/08/2015
» As we strive to defuse a political timebomb through the roadmap, the country is about to face a potential social timebomb: the emergence of an ageing society as a result of demographic change.
PM orders budget probe of Thai PBS
News, Patsara Jikkham, Published on 08/08/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered an audit into the budget spending of public TV station Thai PBS and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
Nikkei going global with Financial Times takeover
AFP, Published on 24/07/2015
» TOKYO - Japanese media giant Nikkei's surprise acquisition of the Financial Times for $1.3 billion underscores its goal to be the voice of Asia on economic affairs as part of a broader Internet-driven global expansion.
Transparency key in reshaping state enterprises
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/07/2015
» Few, if any, would question a government plan to reform state enterprises, or improve their performance.
VAT refund scam reveals loopholes in tax law
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/07/2015
» Despite making progress in its probe into a value-added tax refund scam which caused the loss of 4.3 billion baht in state income in 2012-2013, the Revenue Department has still not been able to get back a single baht from the perpetrators.
Citizens shoulder burden of vast state debt
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/06/2015
» Bad policies formulated by previous governments including the previous government's rice scheme have left the country in financial trouble, owing some 720 billion baht.