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Avoiding tourism's stresses and strains
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/06/2022
» Foreign visitors have started returning to tourist destinations since the start of the year after the government lifted some Covid-19 measures. The influx of tourists has been observed from Phuket to Chiang Mai, some of which report visitor overcrowding.
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Poor left out while rich get priority
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/04/2021
» As Covid-19 hits the country hard, disparities between the rich and the underprivileged become glaring.
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Full circle
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/12/2020
» When Thai entrepreneur Thamonwan Virodchaiyan looks at leftover materials at garment factories, she does not see waste. She sees them as part of a chain of value and opportunity.
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Purpose-driven business
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 09/11/2020
» Nearly 10 months since coronavirus lockdowns first started, many companies have been pushed close to the abyss by the sharp curtailment of business activity and greatly reduced revenues.
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A better digital future
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 28/09/2020
» The coronavirus quarantine period turned out to be a productive time for Aliya, a 35-year-old interior designer based in Bangkok.
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Clock ticking for Phuket to reinvent itself
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 14/09/2020
» Phuket, Thailand's top tourist destination, has experienced the worst hardship in the country as a result of travel restrictions with international airports shut down for almost six months.
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Digital divide leaves poor out of scheme
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/09/2020
» As the Thai economy has yet to recover from the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government is once again resorting to cash handouts to boost domestic consumption.
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Shield workers from shutdown slump
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 23/03/2020
» As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Thailand almost reached 600 on Sunday, the government is ramping up preventive measures, such as banning mass gatherings and social distancing. Over the weekend, Bangkok and several other provinces shut down public places and cut down services.
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Region's businesses lag on rights issues
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/06/2019
» Even though economic development was one the key agenda items at the 34th Asean Summit held in Bangkok last week, human rights protection in the context of business operations seemed to not get sufficient attention from Asean leaders.
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Counting the cost of a broken school system
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 03/12/2018
» Last week, Singapore International School of Bangkok (SISB) became the first education institution listed in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Its listing has shed light on not only its profit-oriented business model but also the disparity between private and state education systems.
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