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Nation urged to play to its strengths
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/12/2025
» Thailand must recalibrate its strategic positioning to remain competitive in the evolving global landscape, concentrating only on sectors where it offers true strengths, rather than spreading its efforts across many industries as in the past through the 10-cluster policy, according to an economics analyst.
Tourism tax stimulus on the cards for low season
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/07/2025
» The Revenue Department is considering tax measures to stimulate tourism during the low season, potentially allowing individuals to deduct up to 15,000 baht in travel expenses from their taxable income.
Coup fears mount amidst turbulence
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/06/2025
» Thailand's economy could face its greatest risk if political changes occur in ways that do not follow democratic processes, warns a Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) economist.
Thailand expresses intent to become OECD member
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/02/2024
» Joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) would elevate the country's standards and help create a better quality of life for Thais, says Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary-general to the prime minister.
How Thailand's welfare state could change
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/06/2023
» For the past few decades, many countries have been working towards providing "healthcare for all", including equity in access to healthcare and healthcare financing.
BoT, Finance Ministry wrangle baht
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/11/2020
» The Finance Ministry has discussed managing the baht's movements with the Bank of Thailand in a bid to help exporters and recoup the economy amid a tourism slump.
BoT, Finance Ministry wrangle baht
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/11/2020
» The Finance Ministry has discussed managing the baht's movements with the Bank of Thailand in a bid to help exporters and recoup the economy amid a tourism slump.
Sepo presses ministry to fund merged bank
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/02/2019
» The State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) has proposed that the Finance Ministry pump fresh funds into a new bank to be created by the merger of TMB Bank and Thanachart Bank (TBank), aiming to maintain the ministry's shareholding.