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First 90 days: Corruption, debt are key
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/01/2026
» Most political parties have pledged to fast-track efforts to address household debt and corruption as top priorities during their first 90 days in office.
Whither populism?
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2026
» Compared with the previous election, when some parties promised to distribute hundreds of billions of baht in cash and others pledged infrastructure projects worth trillions, the level of populism in campaign pledges during this election appears to have declined, which academics see as a positive development.
Office exploring lotto-style scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/09/2025
» The Government Lottery Office (GLO) is studying the feasibility of issuing a "lotto-style" lottery, in which private companies would manage the issuance of the lottery instead of the GLO.
Exports must expand 4% for GDP growth to reach target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/03/2025
» To achieve the government's target of 3.5% GDP growth this year, exports must expand by 4%, according to the state planning unit.
Financial centre hub panel sets framework
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/10/2024
» A working panel on policy formulation and drafting laws to establish a financial hub yesterday agreed on a framework for such centres and drawing up legislation.
B150bn Vayupak investment fund starts trading
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/10/2024
» The 150 billion baht-state investment fund, Vayupak Fund (VAYU1), began trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Monday, drawing significant interest from investors, demonstrating that trust and confidence have returned to the Thai stock market, according to the finance minister.
FPO on a mission to tackle high debt, limit borrowing
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/05/2022
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) plans to discourage financial institutions from enticing consumers to unnecessarily create more debt as part of its efforts to curb high household debt levels over the long term.
SEC prepares new rules for market investment
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/03/2022
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is drawing up new rules regarding investments in digital assets, aiming to ensure economic benefits and protect investors, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Balancing act in bid to raise revenue
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/01/2022
» The government is inching towards imposing taxes on some products and ending tax waivers to ensure fiscal stability and expand the tax base.
GSB focuses on social responsibility
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/05/2021
» State-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) has focused on providing loans to people without a record in the National Credit Bureau system or with bad credit over the last year to help those impacted by the pandemic deal with unprecedented economic hardship.