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Call for reform as growth craters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/12/2025
» Political parties are being urged to demonstrate their commitment to economic reform, as next year Thailand's GDP is expected to expand by only 1.5%.
Lottery retirement savings plan risky
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/10/2025
» Lotteries are among the oldest forms of betting. Yet in modern times, various governments have used this popular form of gambling to encourage financial savings among citizens and even retirees.
New retirement lottery scheme slammed by critics
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2025
» Critics are arguing the new government's proposed online lottery for retirement savings is a weaker tool for building savings than the previous administration's "retirement lottery" programme.
Thai Retirement Lottery sales slated for Q4
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Retirement Lottery project is likely to begin sales in the fourth quarter of this year, according to Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.
Cabinet gives green light for tax incentives to aid artists
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/08/2025
» The cabinet has given the go-ahead to tax incentives to boost art purchases and support home-grown artists, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Bill aims to enhance credit guarantees
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/07/2025
» The draft National Credit Guarantee Agency (NaCGA) Bill mandates that all financial institutions contribute to a credit guarantee fund in exchange for a guarantee system that reduces their lending risk.
Thai lottery seen as model for developing countries
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/04/2025
» The World Bank plans to study Thailand's retirement lottery scheme with a goal of introducing it in other developing countries with low retirement savings.
Retirement lottery aims to spur savings
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/03/2025
» The government expects the retirement lottery project to attract an additional 13 billion baht in annual savings.
Cabinet approves 'retirement lotto' bill
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/12/2024
» The cabinet has approved a draft law establishing a "retirement lotto" aimed at helping people save the money they spend on purchases of tickets, Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said on Tuesday.
Stronger baht eats into collection
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/10/2024
» Revenue collection for fiscal 2024, which ended in September, fell short of the government target by 4-5 billion baht because of baht appreciation.