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Academics rail against populist rule
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 31/05/2013
» The second generation of the government's populist policies has become a political tool to accumulate power, academics claim.
Lese majeste abused, press chief claims
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/06/2013
» Thailand's lese majeste law has been misused to create a climate of fear and runs counter to the principle of press freedom, the chief of the World Newspapers Association said yesterday.
Post launches Thai edition of 'Forbes'
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 05/06/2013
» Post Publishing Plc has launched <i>Forbes Thailand</i> magazine at a time of growing economic opportunity driven by upcoming regional integration.
Central bank rules out sovereign fund
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 20/10/2013
» Thailand's central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul yesterday ruled out the possibility of a sovereign wealth fund any time soon, saying there was a lack of instruments to manage risks.
ADB to lower GDP view to 3%
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/11/2013
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to cut its GDP growth forecast for the Thai economy this year to around 3%, says Luxmon Attapich, senior country economist for ADB Thailand.
BoT governor calls for talks to ease turmoil, end protests
News, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 01/12/2013
» The current political stalemate can only be resolved if both sides negotiate, Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul says.
Protests increase risk of downgrade
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 13/12/2013
» Thailand is at risk of being downgraded by international credit rating agencies as its political deadlock is difficult to resolve and could worsen if there is no government in place, says UBS.
Economic loss 'less than from floods'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 09/01/2014
» Even though the potential impact on the economy from the planned Bangkok shutdown remains uncertain, the scale of the loss is expected to be less than that from the 2011 floods, economists say.
Political vacuum 'damaging'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 11/01/2014
» The Bangkok shutdown by anti-government protesters and the absence of a functional government could shave one percentage point off Thailand's economic growth, says an academic.
Beware 'populist policy trap'
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 04/02/2014
» The government should abandon its non-welfare populist policies on the grounds that Thailand could fall further into the middle-income trap and face low productivity, says an economist.