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Party politics risks economy
News, Editorial, Published on 03/08/2019
» For a country experiencing a fragile economy, with worsening economic prospects projected for the rest of this year and next, putting former junta leader and current Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha at the helm of a newly created "economic cabinet" seems to be an odd and desperate choice.
Local politics heating up
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/08/2019
» The political calendar for 2020 is shaping up to be a busy one, with the local elections that were "frozen" since the National Council for Peace and Order seized power in 2014 due to go ahead.
Tribalism fuels today's politics
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/11/2019
» 'Homo economicus" is dead. Long live "homo tribuarius"!
Women 'inferior' in politics
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 26/12/2019
» Young women in politics are still looked down upon as being inexperienced, while their ability to perform roles is often questioned, a forum was told on Wednesday.
Big handouts, bad politics
News, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2018
» The cabinet's decision last week to dole out some 87 billion baht was as ill-timed as it was poorly justified. The government up to and including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha have done a poor job of explaining the sudden largesse.
'Mai pen rai' politics
News, Postbag, Published on 12/12/2018
» Re: "Thirayuth: Regime has 'plot to cling to power'", (Online, Dec 10).
When politics override logic
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2018
» Re: “Light rail routes facing cutback”, (BP, Nov 2). A number of weeks ago I made a simple calculation based on the projected cost, the expected number of likely passengers and the proposed fare for a high-speed rail to Chiang Mai. The venerable Japanese International Cooperation Agency undertook a large study of that route and concluded it was not feasible and withdrew its interest in it.
The politics of change
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/03/2019
» It is less than a week until the much-anticipated general election. For the first time in the history of Thailand, we are seeing a huge turnout of LGBTI candidates from different professions and backgrounds, jumping on the political bandwagon and representing sexual diversity. Out and proud, many of them are standing as candidates or are working with political parties in order to make their voices heard.
A pause for politics
Business, Published on 06/04/2019
» The first quarter of 2019 is ending with modestly bullish performances led by Chinese equities (up 5.53%), with slower growth in developed markets including the US (1.79%) and EU (1.69%). The main factor supporting risky assets in recent months has been improving prospects for US-China trade talks, with the two sides now closer to a "realistic deal".