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Govt debt to disappear
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/12/2011
» 1.14 trillion baht in govt debt from 1997 crisis to be erased immediately by shifting off balance sheet to Bank of Thailand.
Democrats aim to oust PM and FM
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/12/2011
» The Democrats say giving former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra back his passport is a crime serious enough to impeach those responsible, especially Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul and even Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Pardon: Stir up conflict again?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/11/2011
» Political protests & now floods have crippled businesses & increased unemployment for years. Proposed pardon could restart the downward spiral.
Sorayuth & the Great Bangkok Flood
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/11/2011
» Suranand Vejjajiva on Thailand's No 1 TV news personality & what it takes to achieve success in Thai TV (plus balanced critique).
Thaksin pardon, not floods, dominate news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» For the first time in many weeks, politics overtook the floods in front page interest as a rumoured royal pardon for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra provoked an angry reaction.
Thaksin-friendly amnesty planned?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/11/2011
» There are strong rumours today that the Yingluck cabinet, without her being present, has endorsed a royal decree that would allow former prime Thakisn to benefit from an amnesty for convicts.
Hacking case half-solved
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/10/2011
» Chula student Aekawit Thongdeevorakul admits to sending messages with PM Yingluck Shinawatra's twitter account, but he was apparently not the hacker who stole her password.
Big changes in taxes possible
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/10/2011
» 150,000 to 250,000 baht change in untaxed income. Of 9 million taxpayers only 18,000 in highest 37% bracket.
Too much rice in Thailand
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/09/2011
» Real problem is overproduction & excess of rice pushing prices down. Labour wasted, used only sporadically in peak months. Poor farmers produce only 15 tonnes of rice per harvest, but are 82% of all rice-farming households.
Who’s the boss?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/09/2011
» Former prime minister Thaksin uses the web application Skype to chair a video meeting with Phue Thai ministers, leading to speculation that he, not his sister, is the real government leader.