• 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

  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

  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

  'Phi noi' workers need solution

  Editorial, Published on 05/11/2023

  » We often hear about the experiences of tourists in Thailand, but there's rarely any discussion of Thais travelling abroad. This changed recently when the hashtag #BanTravelToSouthKorea began trending on X, with netizens accusing the country of discriminating against Thai tourists. Everyone from the average tourist to influencers joined the debate and shared stories of being interrogated and/or refused entry into South Korea despite having all the right paperwork.

• OPINION

  Debt policy is a costly folly

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/09/2023

  » The Srettha Thavisin government has given the nod to a three-year debt moratorium for farmers that will cost about 30 billion baht, amid questions tied to the long-term benefits of the programme, which is a huge burden on state coffers.

• OPINION

  Support virtual banks

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/07/2023

  » Last week, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) decided it will grant only three virtual bank licences in the initial phase of introducing advancements in financial services. While this decision has disappointed other operators, many take this as a debut for virtual banking services in the country.

• OPINION

  Power bill subterfuge

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/04/2023

  » The Election Commission (EC) last week announced that it is ready to consider a request by the caretaker government to use an extraordinary budget to subsidise electricity bills for the public.

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