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EEC requires joined-up thinking to benefit everyone
News, Saowaruj Rattanakhamfu, Published on 11/10/2017
» Designed to attract foreign and domestic investment to the three eastern provinces of Chon Buri, Rayong and Chachoengsao, the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is the current government's most important engine to drive its "Thailand 4.0" policy which is attempting to propel the country towards high-income status.
In police theatre, the joke is on us
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/09/2017
» Those who have lived in Thailand long enough have probably heard of a form of folk theatre known in Thai as likay.
Yingluck flight takes on soap opera feel
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/09/2017
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's judgement day is due this Wednesday. But the big question mark which has been lingering in the minds of many people is: Will she emerge from hiding and show up at the court? Her loyal supporters will certainly be there whether she shows up or not.
Saudis look beyond oil to woo Asia
News, Published on 28/03/2017
» King Salman bin Abdulaziz's trip to Asia has been characterised as either a routine visit to bolster the already strong trading ties between Saudi Arabia and Asia, an effort to diversify ties away from the US or as a way to attract investments into Saudi Arabia and promote its own. The reality is that it's a combination of all the above. Yes, oil is an important part of the story, but not the only part.
For allies, getting close to Trump can sting
News, Steven Erlanger, Published on 01/02/2017
» It had all been going so well.
Anti-trade policies would make the poor poorer
News, Michael Schuman, Published on 25/01/2017
» Without question, the most exciting economic story of the past half century has been the dramatic, and probably unprecedented, decline in global poverty. In a recent study, the World Bank estimated that in 2015, just over 700 million people remained trapped in desperate poverty, or 9.6% of the world's population. Those sound like big numbers until you compare them to 1990, when nearly two billion people languished in poverty -- a staggering 37% of the global populace. Such progress has raised the real possibility that extreme poverty can be eradicated in the not-too-distant future.
Tourism and taxis; what is a fair fare for all?
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 28/10/2016
» Imagine you are a first-time visitor to Bangkok. You disembark at dawn at the vast, illuminated Suvarnabhumi airport, exhausted from a long-haul flight. Then, together with your spouse and children, you drowsily push your trolleys packed with luggage toward a taxi stand that has no queue of waiting passengers as dozens of airport taxi drivers eagerly await their turn, praying they get a customer who will net them the highest fare.
Who's afraid of automation and robots?
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 20/07/2016
» The recent Toyota Motor Thailand's layoff of 800 employees has caused quite a stir. Luckily, this incident turned out to be an isolated case, and not a prelude to mass unemployment. Yet, a real threat is imminent as the world's economies, advanced and emerging alike, are entering a brave new world of automation.
Activist ACT scores hit
News, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2016
» The measures taken by members of a major business group to condemn newscaster Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda caused him to be forced off the air. For the first time, an action by the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has had a dramatic effect. Sorrayuth, convicted of fraud, has now vacated his role of news anchor on his Channel 3 broadcasts. Prior to this, the ACT had been innocuous in its efforts to chip away at ingrained corruption. This should encourage it to step up and become more active.
The big issue: Until we meet again
Alan Dawson, Published on 06/03/2016
» It took years for Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda to become the face and voice of reliable news. And it took a few minutes for a Criminal Court judge to tell the country that maybe all that public trust was a bit misplaced.