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SLF adjusts scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/05/2012
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) is establishing new eligibility criteria for educational loans to encourage students to pursue fields where there is a shortage of qualified workers, said Finance Ministry permanent-secretary Areepong Bhoocha-oom.
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Food security at risk as students shun agriculture
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2012
» It's a telling fact that this year's university entrance exams put agriculture as the least popular area of study for incoming freshmen. Indeed, interest was so poor that Vudtechai Kapilakanchana, president of Kasetsart University, issued a plea to the government to develop measures to encourage students to study agriculture.
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Farming 101
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/07/2012
» Her eyes are clear and wilful in the harsh light of midday, and while the noon sun may burn her skin, it cannot compare to the fire in her heart.
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The real price of admission
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/07/2012
» Some experiences you gained when you were young may not be interesting or worth remembering much. But a few things you did a long time ago could distinguish you and reshape your profile, making you eligible for studying at Ivy League universities in the US, the ultimate dream of students worldwide.
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Use state banks as tools, not political toys
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/08/2012
» A cursory scan of the local headlines over the past several months offers up some gloomy reading indeed.
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Kittiratt: 1-yr performance good
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/09/2012
» Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong is satisfied with the ministry's performance over the first year of the Yingluck government because of stimulation of the domestic economy and the target to achieve a balanced budget by 2017.
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Sacrificing happiness for development
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/01/2013
» I happen to agree with the adage that money alone can't buy happiness. So why do development policies seem to focus on economic growth with little consideration given to quality of life, social stability or public happiness?
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Student loan default rate jumps to 50%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/07/2013
» The debt default rate of the government's low-interest student loan scheme surged to 50% of loans outstanding from 28% in the past, says Deputy Finance Minister Tanusak Lek-uthai.
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For higher returns, invest in human capital
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2013
» The government has clamoured for months about the necessity of its 2-trillion-baht borrowing programme to help modernise our road and rail infrastructure. While many question the approach and methodology of how the programme will be financed, vetted and structured, few doubt that more public investment is sorely needed to support the country's growth over the next several decades.
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Exim Bank closes after protesters block entrance
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/01/2014
» The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) is ready to resume operations once political tensions ease after its headquarters were abruptly closed yesterday by a group of anti-government protesters.
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