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Why were all the economists silent for so long?
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 18/08/2012
» Nakarn Laohavilai, editor of Post Today, noted that at the beginning of the Pheu Thai government he hardly saw any economists coming out to critique the government's populist policies, which may take the country to the brink of bankruptcy.
Southern violence and killings prove tough to suppress
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 04/08/2012
» In recent weeks, the situation in the three southernmost provinces has deteriorated, with car bombs, soldiers killed on road duty and the deaths of government officials, with no let-up in sight, noted Thai Rath.
Pheu Thai weighs options over charter rewrite bid
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 21/07/2012
» The historic decision of the Constitution Court ended with only a partial victory for the Pheu Thai Party.
Government readies massive water resource projects
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 14/07/2012
» The government is to implement massive water resource projects countrywide costing 350 billion baht to permanently solve flood problems in accordance with three blueprints from the Office of National Water Resources and Flood Prevention, Science and Technology Ministry, noted Post Today.
Can government survive rising cost of living crisis?
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 12/05/2012
» 'If elected to government, [the party] will not disappoint the people. The first thing we will do is decrease the cost of living. Gasoline 95 will come down by 7.5 baht/litre, gasoline 91 down by 6.7 baht/litre and diesel down by 2.2 baht/litre".
Corruption plagues government's rice-pledging scheme
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 28/04/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said in a recent interview that the government was successful in carrying out its paddy pledging scheme for the main rice crop last year as promised during its election campaign, noted Thai Rath, adding that the administration is now carrying out its pledging scheme for the second rice crop during the dry season.
Sanan in despair over national reconciliation
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 17/03/2012
» Maj Gen Sanan Kachornprasart, advisory chairman of the Chartthaipattana Party, has finally admitted his efforts to achieve national reconciliation before he retires from politics are unlikely to succeed, noted Post Today.
Yingluck's government faces ripples of discontent
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 03/03/2012
» After administering the country for about six months, the Yingluck Shinawatra government is beginning to show signs of internal discord with the resignation of Bandhoon Supakavanich, the prime minister's secretary-general, noted Thai Rath.
Thailand needs to boost productivity to compete
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 11/02/2012
» Thailand's economy still has room to grow as it usually expands at a rate of 6-7% depending in the main on the export sector.
Thaksin won't accept house arrest, no matter how comfortable
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 07/01/2012
» It is definite that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not accept the compromise proposal from Sanoh Thiengthong, veteran politician and Pheu Thai list MP, that he be detained in a comfortable place in Thailand, or so-called house arrest, to serve his two-year jail term before being granted a royal pardon, noted Thai Rath.