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Freeing up the duty-free business
News, Deunden Nikomborirak, Published on 26/09/2018
» Amidst the current economic uncertainties with a looming full-scale trade war between the US and China, tourism stands out as one of the very few sectors with a bright outlook.
State-owned firm reform: for better or worse
News, Deunden Nikomborirak, Published on 22/11/2017
» A state-owned enterprise is somewhat an anomaly as it is neither public nor private in nature. It is owned by everyone and yet no one. It's raison d'etre is often the delivery of public services and yet most operate commercially. How to deal with state-owned enterprises has been a constant challenge facing many governments.
Quest for impartial regulatory bodies
News, Deunden Nikomborirak, Published on 07/09/2016
» Good governance in public utility administration prescribes that the role of policy-making, regulation and service provision should be clearly delineated. Policy-making should rest with the line ministries, regulatory work with independent agencies and service providers with the private sector. But ministries are often loath to relinquish their regulatory grip over public utility service providers. As a result, the 1997 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand mandated an independent regulator to allocate radio spectrum and regulate communication services in Thailand.
Thailand's excess laws and red tape
News, Deunden Nikomborirak, Published on 13/01/2016
» Only six years ago in 2009, Thailand was ranked 13th in the world (out of 181 countries) for ease of doing business and fourth in Asia behind only Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Since then, our ranking has steadily slipped. In the most recent report published last year, our ranking was a dismal 49th, well behind Malaysia (18th), Taiwan (11th) and South Korea (4th).