• OPINION

  Beijing plays, Hun Sen dances

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 13/02/2017

  » The ever-contentious One China policy has flared up again, but this time the spark did not ignite over the Taiwan Strait or across the Pacific Ocean. Rather, it was here in Southeast Asia, Cambodia to be specific, when Prime Minister Hun Sen banned the Taiwanese and Tibetan flags.

• BUSINESS

  Recovery on course

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 21/11/2016

  » Asia Pacific is expected to remain on a macroeconomic recovery path supported by stabilised economic conditions in China and relatively low exposure to "external asymmetrical shocks", says Swiss banker Peter Rosenstreich.

• THAILAND

  4G auctions 'on track'

  Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/02/2015

  » The government insists the fourth-generation (4G) spectrum auctions will take place before September in order to accelerate development of Thailand's digital economy.

• BUSINESS

  CEOs bemoan election effects

  Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 26/04/2019

  » More than a third of chief executives at 117 SET-listed companies expect domestic political uncertainty arising from Thailand's general election to take a toll on domestic demand, the capital market and economic growth prospects.

• BUSINESS

  Kasikorn Securities sounds alarm over uneven recovery

  Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/08/2017

  » Despite promising GDP growth in the second quarter, Thailand's economic recovery remains uneven because exports and tourism have reaped the greatest benefits, leaving other sectors in the lurch, says Kasikorn Securities.

• BUSINESS

  US businesses confident of continued success in Asean

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 17/07/2017

  » Despite some dramatic shifts in foreign policy under US President Donald Trump, US businesses operating in Southeast Asia remain firmly confident of their foothold and welcome growing competition from their Chinese counterparts, say American executives.

• BUSINESS

  US confusion on Pyongyang

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/03/2017

  » US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently wrapped up a five-day tour of East Asia, his first official visit to the region, but a sense of ambiguity and insecurity still lingers. Several contentious trade and security issues were on the discussion table, but dealing with belligerent North Korea still seems like a pill US foreign policymakers find hard to swallow.

• WORLD

  Small steps to peace

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 03/04/2017

  » After decades on the run from armed conflict in their ancestral lands, Myanmar nationals with Karen heritage are finally getting a taste of peace as they settle into newly built houses in the country's southeastern region. The peace is fragile, but the return of genuine smiles suggests there is hope that it will hold this time.

• BUSINESS

  Rocky road to democracy

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 02/01/2017

  » 2016 has entered the history books as a highly eventful year, with Brexit and Donald Trump's election victory unnerving many people and causing anxiety about the future of Western democracy. Here in the East, meanwhile, we continue to travel along a rocky road toward fully functioning democracy in many countries, with democratic institutions in some cases dominated by kleptocrats, political dynasties and military strongmen.

• BUSINESS

  Test of friendship

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/11/2016

  » Millions of Asians will be glued to their screens, big and small, on Wednesday morning as the results of the US presidential election stream in. Much will be riding on the outcome when it comes to relations between the United States and Asia. The question is whether a new administration will pursue a path toward mutual prosperity and security or take a detour into muddy waters amid growing mistrust.

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