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The farming sector needs change, now
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/11/2016
» With just about one year left in office, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government will have to give a high priority to existing problems in agriculture -- especially the falling price of rice. Thai farmers have suffered financial hardship due to repeated crises over low rice prices. The government's failure to address the problems in a timely manner will make its economic development goals hard to achieve.
His Majesty was our bulwark in times fair or grim
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/11/2016
» Seventy years ago, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej started his long journey of working tirelessly for his people. Throughout the country, he travelled to remote and rough areas to meet and hear first-hand accounts of the plight of locals. He waded through numerous jungles and tramped down dusty and muddy roads even though he could have just spent a comfortable life in the palace.
Our elderly must have a safety net
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/07/2016
» Thailand's success in reducing fertility levels in the past few decades has brought it an unavoidable consequence -- a rising ageing population. The sheer size demands state measures to enable Thailand to be better prepared for dealing with an ageing society.
Government must tread carefully with cash-injection scheme
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/09/2015
» By launching the emergency economic stimulus package which targets low-income people both in the city and upcountry, the government has sent out a clear message: "There is no need to worry about economic stagnation".
Land, buildings tax delay jeopardises fiscal health
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/04/2015
» Public uproar forced the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to put its controversial land and buildings tax on hold. But without new sources of tax revenue, the country's fiscal health is facing serious risks.
The ‘patient’ isn’t terminal but needs strong medicine
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/06/2014
» Before the coup on May 22, Thailand could be compared to a person suffering from painful indigestion, bloated with gas from months of internal conflict between parties intellectually and emotionally divided. It seemed only a matter of time before something gave way.
Finance maestros face off over infrastructure
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/05/2013
» Betrayal and outdated are both terms that have been used in the growing war of words and ideas over the government's ambitious 2-trillion-baht infrastructure programme.
Govt defence of rice Maginot Line can't last
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/03/2013
» In late 1996 and early 1997, in the face of a slowing economy, deficits in the budget, trade and current accounts, and weakness in the financial system, the Bank of Thailand insisted that it was ready to go to war.
Are Yingluck's populist policies sustainable?
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/02/2013
» Thailand has certainly endured its share of crises over the past decade, from the 1997 economic crisis to political upheaval and the 2011 floods.