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    Taking a dip in Hua Hin a long time ago

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/04/2024

    » It is not often I can remember what I was doing five days ago let alone 55 years, but a moth-eaten diary confirms that on April 14, 1969 I was in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin. A brief explanation is necessary.

  • OPINION

    Dying from debt

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2024

    » The recent gruesome murder of a 10-year-old girl by her debt-ridden father in the northern province of Uttaradit raises doubts about the attempts of the Srettha Thavisin government to solve informal debt problems and related loopholes.

  • OPINION

    Parliament tug-of-war

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/04/2024

    » The Pheu Thai-led coalition government and the opposition are bracing for a showdown in a general debate which starts today.

  • OPINION

    Making exports for a low-carbon era

    Oped, Published on 27/03/2024

    » Exports have been Thailand's important growth engine for many decades. A number of Thailand's export destinations have shown increasing interest in and support for low-carbon products. Failure to meet global demand for low-carbon products risks Thailand's competitiveness in international trade.

  • OPINION

    Deeds fair and foul

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/03/2024

    » The decision to visit Phuket this week by the Lower House's committee on business development is timely as the issue of fierce competition brought on by illegal foreign businesses in tourist towns is grabbing headlines.

  • OPINION

    Get smarter with Rama II

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/02/2024

    » Rama II Road, which intersects with Highway 95, the country's only southbound artery, has grabbed national headlines again. Over the long weekend, it was blamed for turning off tourists en route to the resort town of Hua Hin. The report posted on the "Paksabuy" Facebook page stated that netizens had cited congestion along Rama II Road, as well as expensive accommodation, as one of their chief reasons for avoiding Hua Hin.

  • OPINION

    Kids in face of criminal justice system

    Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/02/2024

    » Passions are raised understandably when children are alleged to have committed crimes. Yet, a balanced approach is required; emotions need to be moderated, and rationalisation needs to be advocated.

  • OPINION

    Hands off our parks!

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2024

    » The latest attempt by the government to carve out 260,000 rai of Sor Por Kor land plots out of Thap Lan National Park has sparked concerns about the potential misuse of national resources to fulfil the administration's populist promise to hand out land to local villagers.

  • OPINION

    A digital disaster

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/01/2024

    » The government seems undaunted by the reservations about its flagship 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme expressed by a panel under the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Council of State.

  • OPINION

    3.2% GDP growth 'pie in the sky'

    News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 11/01/2024

    » This year must be my lucky year. One of the key points of this article is to underline the risk of financial crisis compared to 1997. But this time it would not come from bank failures, it would come from defaults on corporate bonds and commercial papers. The reasons are the low cash position of corporates from many years of weak economic performance and, most importantly, today's super-tight domestic liquidity to refinance matured bonds and papers. I am a little wary that readers may scorn such a bold opinion. However, out of the blue, my opinion was proven correct on Monday when Italian-Thai Development (ITD) announced the postponement of payments on its bonds due in 2024 to 2026 with a total value of 14.45 billion baht for two years.

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