Showing 51 - 60 of 61
Hunt for cash: Post-flood govt borrowing
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/01/2012
» With flood recovery looming & tax reductions galore (corporate, first car, first home...) govt frantically searching for ways to pay for it all.
Govt debt to disappear
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/12/2011
» 1.14 trillion baht in govt debt from 1997 crisis to be erased immediately by shifting off balance sheet to Bank of Thailand.
“Politics-free” Sanam Luang reopens
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/08/2011
» Everyone is happy that Sanam Luang has reopened but many are not happy that it is off-limits to political activities
Not giving up
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/06/2011
» The Democrats have not completely given up on the Northeast although Phue Thai will clearly win the most seats there.
Going on the attack
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/06/2011
» Democrat leaders seem to have decided that simply pushing their policies is not a winning strategy.
Coming soon
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/03/2011
» The general election is likely to come sooner rather than later, the prime minister says.
Twice lucky
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/12/2010
» Once again the Democrat Party has survived on a legal technicality and once again critics are complaining the Constitution Court failed to consider the evidence against it.
Democrats survive
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/11/2010
» The Democrat Party survives and Abhisit Vejajjiva keeps his job as prime minister, but the technical nature of the Constitution Court’s decision fails to satisfy. Even Democrats sounded uneasy yesterday.
No claims of victory
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/11/2010
» PAD turnout outside parliament was low while inside, the government was attacked for being insincere but the opposition had little chance of getting what it wanted.
Quick knockout expected
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/10/2010
» Heavyweight Democrat politician Suthep Thuagsuban is expected to win an easy victory over Puea Thai's Voravut Vichaidit in the Surat Thani by-election.