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American invasion likely to shape crude prices, baht
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/01/2026
» The US invasion of Venezuela is likely to send global oil prices lower and weaken the baht, according to a researcher, while managing economic and diplomatic policy amid geopolitical entanglements could become more complicated.
The thorny issue of digital wallet funding
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/04/2024
» The coalition government led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made a significant pivot on its flagship scheme, which aims to hands out 10,000 baht each to 50 million Thais via a digital wallet, shifting from government borrowing, which drew sharp criticism and raised concerns about potential violations of financial and fiscal discipline regulations.
Secretary: Scheme tool for stimulus
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/04/2024
» Thailand needs to inject stimulus money into the economy and the digital wallet scheme is one tool to accomplish this goal, says finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.
TDRI warning over living cost measures
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/03/2022
» A researcher at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) says he supports some of the measures announced by the government on Tuesday to ease living costs, but notes that some could affect the social security system in the long run.
Source: Rice pledging debt halved
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/07/2020
» The debt burden from the rice pledging scheme during Yingluck Shinawatra's government has declined by more than half, says the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO).
Beauty from the most basic grain
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/10/2018
» Rice has long been a farm-to-table product in Thailand, but it has become an increasingly popular ingredient in cosmetics and skincare items such as serums, eyeliner and face masks thanks to innovation, creating value-added products.