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How to bring 'slave master' lenders to heel
Published on 10/12/2023
» The scale of Thailand's informal debt has captured the government's attention, prompting it to declare the matter a national agenda issue and roll out a nationwide programme for debtors to register for help.
In search of a cure for lost incomes
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/04/2020
» The first batch of financial aid the government has pledged to relieve the economic pain brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic is making its way to the people, who are desperate for help.
Priced out of prosperity
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 29/10/2017
» Shortly after the bell sounds, the open-air canteen of the garment factory on the outskirts of Maha Sarakham town starts to fill up. The workers get in line as they chat and eye cheap eats, welcoming a moment of midday rest after working for four long hours in the morning.
A kerbside view of Thai politics
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/07/2017
» On the day the doors of Phitsanulok Mansion were opened for Chalerm Changthongmadan, he felt his existence was recognised for the first time in his life.
Under the pump
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 01/05/2016
» The golden years for farmers in Ban Yang Hom, Chiang Rai arrived 20 years ago when local authorities installed a pumping station on the banks of the Ing River.
Open for business, if anyone wants to come
Spectrum, Published on 05/04/2015
» Crossing the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge from Mukdahan one is immediately struck by a gleaming new four-storey office set up as a one-stop shop to attract and support foreign investors.