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Debt relief likely ahead for farmers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/09/2023
» The Finance Ministry plans to roll out rescue measures by suspending debt payments for a period of three years for small-scale farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for loan amounts not exceeding 1 million baht, according to a ministry source who requested anonymity.
Cops red-faced as scandals rock force
News, Published on 13/02/2023
» A series of recent scandals involving police officers' misconduct has dealt further blows to public confidence in the Royal Thai Police (RTP), and increased pressure for long overdue reform.
Reform to rid the DNP of graft
News, Editorial, Published on 08/01/2023
» The explosive corruption scandal at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) exposes the systemic rotting of the agency from within. The misconduct explains why the agency has failed to safeguard the country's forests. Even as the top boss was caught red-handed with bribery money, it is still no secret that corruption and fierce internal politics run rampant within the agency.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes rates as protests spiral
AFP, Published on 08/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting over the economic crisis.
Is struggling Sri Lanka salvageable?
Oped, Published on 08/04/2022
» Last Sunday -- with two notable exceptions -- Sri Lanka's cabinet resigned en masse in protest against the government's handling of the worst economic crisis to hit the island in decades, which has sparked widespread rioting, unrest, and arson attacks on police property.
Sri Lanka asks experts to plan debt restructure as protests rage
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's president has appointed a panel of experts to organise a restructuring of foreign debt as he seeks a way out of a worsening economic crisis, with protests demanding his resignation escalating.
Argentina parliament approves IMF deal for $45 billion debt
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Senate on Thursday gave final approval to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund that restructures a $45 billion debt, clearing the country's short-term financial horizon but leaving a serious inflationary challenge.
Silver lining for Prayut
News, Published on 12/02/2022
» The humiliating defeat for the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) in the Jan 30 by-election in Bangkok's Constituency 9 may have, according to critics, confirmed the plunging popularity of both the PPRP and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Remedies for the southern provinces
Oped, Published on 11/02/2022
» The problem of the three southernmost provinces has a long history, and to understand these problems requires a thorough understanding of history without prejudice.
RTP helping free officers from debt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2022
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has provided help to about 2,800 of approximately 7,300 police officers taking part in its new debt-relief programme, with those in the scheme among almost 165,000 officers said to be heavily in the red.