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Admit errors, cure the ills
News, Editorial, Published on 29/06/2019
» Unlike China's communist dictatorship, which has delivered rapid and sustained high economic growth since 1979, Thailand's authoritarian rule over the past five years has presided over only slow growth in the economy.
Beware of BRI debt trap
News, Editorial, Published on 27/04/2019
» Amid concerns about China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) leaving more developing countries in a debt trap, Thailand cannot be complacent about the Thai-Sino high-speed rail project in its negotiations with China.
How to protect data
News, Editorial, Published on 20/04/2018
» The ID card is the most common form of personal data Thais use for their financial transactions, legal agreements or obtaining commercial and public services. While the use of it has become more widespread and the storage of data has been increasingly easier, protection of personal data by law has remained weak and almost nil for many cases.
Do away with conscription
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2018
» Despite Thailand not being at war, another batch of young Thai men will be drafted early next month to serve in the military against their will. This costly and unnecessary annual military conscription, which has existed by default for decades, needs a rethink. Many countries have abolished it. Thailand has no reason to carry on with it.
Time for digital TV to stand on its own
News, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2018
» As the government moves to salvage the ailing digital TV industry, critics are questioning whether it is moral for the state to extend a helping hand to business operators whose only purpose is profitability.
In better shape but still much to do
News, Editorial, Published on 02/07/2017
» The omnipresent sight of construction works on the streets of Bangkok comes in stark contrast to the situation 20 years ago when the Bank of Thailand was forced to devalue the baht during the financial meltdown.
China must stop meddling
News, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2017
» Upon his arrival in Hong Kong yesterday afternoon, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that his government would support the territory's economic development and improvement of people's lives and that he "wishes Hong Kong can once again achieve splendour".
Education reform should start early
News, Editorial, Published on 18/06/2017
» Will the presence of international universities be a solution to help Thai higher education respond to the challenges that come with regional economic cooperation?
Health system in need of reform
News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2017
» Thailand's healthcare system is in need of reform to ensure its sustainability. In the past month, medical care became a social debate after a series of incidents exposing the weaknesses in Thailand's health system. From the financial crisis at state hospitals, the employment of professional nurses to the death of two young doctors in provincial hospitals, these issues exposed the weakness in the system.
Banks must be accountable
News, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2017
» Last month, the hunt was on for an elderly embezzler who scammed at least 1.4 billion baht from a respectable savings group. When tracked down, Assoc Prof Sawad Saengbangpla, 79, shrugged and admitted that for the past several years he had run the Chulalongkorn University Savings Cooperative for personal gain. He had lured members of the cooperative to invest in his "government lottery cooperative" and transferred about 1.4 billion baht to himself since 2010. He then paid off debts and took long holidays to gamble on Singapore's Sentosa island casino until the scam was discovered. Police told depositors in effect, "too bad", they had lost all their savings.