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Don't shy from structural reform: IMF
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/11/2019
» Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva shares her views amid global economic uncertainty during the 35th Asean Summit and Related Summits being held in Bangkok and Nonthaburi in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post. She is in Bangkok to attend the summit.
Thaksin's dream of exile government faces hurdles
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2014
» The legal adviser of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has raised the idea of a government-in-exile — but fulfilling such an ambition would face serious hurdles including finding a willing host country, say academics.
Roads to revolution
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2014
» How do you shut down a city of 10 million people spread over 1,500 square kilometres without undertaking a military-style operation that involves turning off the water and electricity supplies?
Blemishes in the beautiful game
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 23/09/2012
» The findings of an ongoing parliamentary investigation may threaten the existence of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), said the spokesman of a committee on corruption last week. As a public organisation under royal patronage and a recipient of public funds, the FAT is not allowed to seek profit, but evidence that the Thai Premier League (TPL) runs on a profit-making model could lead to court-ordered sanctions including dissolving the body that runs football in Thailand.
Power plays on the Mekong
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2012
» Eventually, we could proceed no further. In the distance, a one-metre high gravel barrier emerged from the brownish waters of the Mekong, the planned construction site of the controversial Xayaburi Dam. As we moved closer, we could see the gravel wall had blocked most of the width of the river and there was only a small channel with rocks and rapids left for the longtail boat to navigate through.