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Salt, sugar, grey hair a perfect health storm
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/11/2018
» A changing diet in past decades has seen Thai people grow accustomed to consuming too much sugar and salt, negatively impacting their health. This has led to more cases of non-communicable diseases (NCD), heart problems, high-blood pressure and diabetes in state hospitals, which is placing a heavy burden on government spending.
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Healthcare woes never too big to solve
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/11/2017
» Anyone who has never had to admit or nurse a loved one at state hospitals in the provinces cannot really understand what it feels like to be in such crowded and cramped state medical facilities.
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Unsustainable welfare a time bomb
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/06/2017
» I don't believe any government would be insane enough to revoke the Universal Healthcare Coverage (UC) scheme, also known as the "gold card", or cut the benefits it provides to about 49 million Thais, let alone propose a co-payment scheme as feared by health advocates. Such acts would effectively translate as political suicide.
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Rice, road and rail must all pass the logic test
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/07/2013
» It's easy to be cynical about politics and policy when decisions are seemingly made day-by-day, with hardly any rhyme or reason.
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For SME and Islamic banks, what went awry?
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/02/2013
» Plainly speaking, it's been a complete management failure, both inside and out. How else can one frame the fact that two state-controlled banks, the SME Bank and the Islamic Bank of Thailand, are now wrestling with bad loans in excess of 80 billion baht, or over one-quarter of their total outstanding loans? When we consider the fact that their peers in the private sector count their own non-performing loans in the low single digits, and that Thai bank profitability overall is at record highs, the performance of these two institutions looks even worse.
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Tax relief for millions unlikely
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/11/2012
» There are few policy decisions more sensitive for any elected politician than changes in the tax code. To be more accurate, few decisions are more politically touchy than raising taxes. After all, job security for any politician is directly tied to their popularity among voters. It takes a brave leader indeed to risk the ire of the populace by taking money from their pockets.
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Blase about tax laws
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/09/2012
» It's an old saying _ nothing is certain except death and taxes. Alas, it seems that Thailand may very well be an exception, at least so far as taxes go.
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BoT baulks at govt bid to drop debt in its lap
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/01/2012
» The debate over the past several days regarding who should hold responsibility for the 1.14-trillion-baht in outstanding liabilities from the Financial Institutions Development Fund, should serve as a clear wake-up call about the dangers and costs of poor policy.
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