• OPINION

  Admit errors, cure the ills

  News, Editorial, Published on 29/06/2019

  » Unlike China's communist dictatorship, which has delivered rapid and sustained high economic growth since 1979, Thailand's authoritarian rule over the past five years has presided over only slow growth in the economy.

• OPINION

  Get smart about raising children's IQs

  News, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2016

  » One of the most important things a society can do is raise the next generation of children to be all they can be. Children who get the best start in life, who are fed properly, who learn to play and whose brains are pushed to reach their potential are more likely to develop into successful, intelligent adults. It begins in the womb, with a mother's diet affecting brain development, and continues most crucially in the early years when motor skills are learned and behaviour is formed. It is incumbent on parents, communities and national governments to provide children with the same opportunities to succeed.

• OPINION

  Sink the sub proposal

  News, Editorial, Published on 05/07/2016

  » The Royal Thai Navy is once again pressing to buy three submarines from China. The defence minister, not at all surprisingly, supports this new military upgrade. It would be a terrible mistake and misuse of 36 billion baht, or possibly more, of the public's money. Realistically, the only thing preventing an almost instant purchase is Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. He has put off this scheme before, and should do so again, but more forcefully.

• OPINION

  Fiscal future in govt hands

  News, Editorial, Published on 30/03/2020

  » As the coronavirus pandemic soars unabated, the Thai economy is expected to suffer its biggest contraction in 23 years.

• OPINION

  Boost long-term economic growth

  Editorial, Published on 10/09/2023

  » Prior to his speech in Parliament tomorrow, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's government has set an ambitious target of 5% annual GDP growth. That is a surmountable task judging from the fact that last year's GDP was 2.6%.

• OPINION

  Spend budget wisely

  News, Editorial, Published on 20/02/2020

  » The Finance Ministry has finalised arrangements for 20 billion baht of loans from local banks to cover the national budget which will be made available immediately.

• OPINION

  Fix lax rules on factories

  News, Editorial, Published on 08/02/2019

  » This week, the government seemed to get tough on another source of toxic haze: industrial activities. But what it is doing will not tackle the root cause of the problem which is the country's lax regulation of the industrial sector.

• OPINION

  Time to rethink our economic strategy

  News, Editorial, Published on 09/08/2015

  » Hampered by sluggish exports which have been the engine of Thai growth, consumers have been reluctant to spend due to concerns over slow domestic growth and a global economic recovery. As a result, Thailand’s consumer confidence index fell to a 14-month low in July.

• OPINION

  Reshuffle may stir recovery

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/02/2020

  » The latest economic growth figures indicate it is time for the government to revamp its economic team.

• OPINION

  Party politics risks economy

  News, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2019

  » For a country experiencing a fragile economy, with worsening economic prospects projected for the rest of this year and next, putting former junta leader and current Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the helm of a newly created "economic cabinet" seems to be an odd and desperate choice.

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