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The Curse of the Low-Income Trap of Thai Farmers
Business, Teera Phutrakul, Published on 08/09/2017
» As I write this article, both sides of the political divide in Thai society are still hard at it, flinging insults at each other as they preach about what ails the country. After more than a decade of political unrest, Thailand is still not at peace with itself. Not by a long shot. In fact, the events surrounding the Aug 25 court hearing in the trials of figures from the previous regime epitomise the shambles that Thai society has descended into.
Is the SET biting the hand that feeds it?
Business, Teera Phutrakul, Published on 26/06/2017
» There has been a lot of talk in the media lately about the public hearing being conducted by the Finance Ministry and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the proposed separation of the Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) into a separate legal entity.
No country for old men: how to cope with the looming retirement crisis
Business, Teera Phutrakul, Published on 01/08/2016
» Much has already been written about the rapidly ageing society in Thailand but one recent figure caught my attention. According to the Fiscal Policy Office, only 5.4% of retired citizens have the means to survive on their own savings or from the sale of their properties.
The Tailor of Panama: What You Need To Know About Bespoke Tax Havens
Business, Teera Phutrakul, Published on 11/06/2016
» Did the name Mossack Fonseca ring a bell to you before the big financial scandal? I didn't think so. Unless of course you were already a client of the Panama-based law firm. Mossack Fonseca is the firm whose internal database was leaked to the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.