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From FDI to homegrown growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/09/2025
» For decades, Thailand has leaned heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI) as the engine of growth. That strategy once delivered jobs and exports, but today it yields diminishing returns. Inflows are volatile, competitiveness is slipping, and dependence on external capital leaves the economy vulnerable to global shocks. Thailand must change course.
Thai Hair Transplant Expert Earns Global Recognition
Published on 09/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 2025 — Dr. Ben Butwong, widely known as “Dr. Ben”, Director of Mediren Clinic and a long-standing specialist in hair transplantation, has gained international recognition after being invited as a guest speaker and trainer at the annual meeting of the Indonesian Society of Dermatology and Venereology (PERDOSKI) in Bali, Indonesia.
Activist to take Thaksin’s hospital case to graft busters
Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» A political activist plans to ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to prosecute Thaksin Shinawatra for his illegal transfer from prison to hospital in 2023.
Forced to scam
Postbag, Published on 06/09/2025
» Re: "Scam centre war room picks up pace", (BP, Sept 1).
Former Sri Lankan president held on graft charges
The New York Times, Published on 23/08/2025
» A former Sri Lankan president who helped to steer the country through a painful economic crisis but lost to a populist leader in the 2024 election was arrested on Friday on charges that he had used public funds for personal travel during his two-year tenure.
Indonesia removes deputy minister accused of extortion
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2025
» Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has signed a decree dismissing Immanuel Ebenezer from his position as deputy manpower minister after being named a suspect in an extortion case, the first sitting member of his cabinet to be involved in an anti-corruption investigation.
SAO award whitewash
News, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2025
» The annual Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) -- known as the ITA awards by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) -- has raised millions of eyebrows this year.
E-ticketing coming to six Thai marine parks in October
Post Reporters, Published on 16/08/2025
» E-ticketing will be introduced at six Thai marine national parks from mid-October, allowing visitors to book and pay for admission online, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Government given failing grade on corruption
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/08/2025
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has criticised the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration’s first year in power as lacking a clear direction, effective mechanisms and a genuine commitment to tackle corruption.
Jailed ex-Malaysia PM Najib allowed to petition for house arrest
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak won the right to petition to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, in a major victory for the jailed politician and his supporters.