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State entities too complex to be treated as startups
Oped, Published on 17/04/2025
» Around the world, governments are trying to reinvent themselves in the image of business. Elon Musk's DOGE crusade in the United States is quite explicit on this point, as is Argentina's chainsaw-wielding president, Javier Milei. But one also hears similar rhetoric in the United Kingdom, where Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden wants the government to foster a "test-and-learn" culture and move towards performance-based management.
Reform needs more than just a chainsaw
News, Published on 10/03/2025
» Billionaire and Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) czar Elon Musk and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer could not be more different. But they share a stated common goal: cutting red tape and reducing the burden of government on businesses.
Built To Build aims for modest sales growth in 2025
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/03/2025
» Built To Build Group is aiming for 1 billion baht in sales this year, up from 900 million baht in 2024, as it pursues steady growth after a 40% surge two years ago led to a work overload.
Solving Thailand's migrant worker retention crisis
News, Published on 24/02/2025
» Thailand's border provinces are facing an economic contradiction. Despite government efforts to train and integrate migrant workers, the reality is stark: as soon as these workers gain skills, they leave. The cycle is predictable -- low wages, limited career paths and poor labour protections push them towards Bangkok and the Eastern Economic Corridor, where opportunities are greater, wages are fairer, and oversight is stronger. Instead of reaping the benefits of their workforce investments, border provinces are left with an ageing population, unstable industries and a persistent labour shortage.
More Australian retirees are struggling to pay rent: report
Published on 09/02/2025
» A growing number of Australian retirees risk falling into homelessness because they can’t afford to pay rent, said a new report aimed at lawmakers preparing to fight an election on housing and cost-of-living.
Indian workers replace Palestinians in Israel's building sector
AFP, Published on 30/12/2024
» BEER YAAQOV - Wearing a safety belt, helmet and work boots, Raju Nishad navigates the scaffolding, hammering blocks that will form part of a building in a new neighbourhood in central Israel's town of Beer Yaakov.
Shortage persists for senior housing
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 07/12/2024
» Housing development for seniors in Thailand remains sluggish and insufficient to meet rising demand as the country became a "complete aged society" this year, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).
Richmont's, JLL tout UK opportunities
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 19/09/2024
» Property consultants Richmont's Thailand and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) have introduced London properties priced from 15 million baht to attract Thai investors amid a quiet Bangkok condo market.
Focus on flood-hit food costs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is monitoring the price movements of agricultural products as floods continue to pummel several provinces in Thailand.
Shares boosted by growing hopes for a soft landing
Business, Published on 31/08/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks closed in on a fourth month of gains, lifted by hopes of a soft landing for the US economy. The dollar was poised for its worst monthly performance in nine months on the view that US interest rates are all but certain to start falling next month.