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Politicisation of running in Thailand
News, Pavida Pananond & Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 17/01/2020
» Never before has the sport of running become so politicised in Thailand. The recent Wing Lai Lung, "run against dictatorship", as a show of dissent against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has taken Thai politics into a new frontier. While running has become a popular sporting medium for social causes and business-related outings over the past two decades, its new role as an outlet for political expression is attributable to Thailand's pervasive and entrenching repression. The anti-Prayut run was matched by a pro-Prayut "walk to cheer uncle", as the elderly prime minister is also known by his nickname as "Uncle Tu", highlighting Thailand's longstanding polarisation and portends tension and confrontation that could spell more trouble ahead without some kind of compromise and mutual accommodation.
Finding a place for Thailand's SMEs
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 23/08/2019
» Thailand's economy appears both odd and contradictory. On one hand, it continues to expand in the 3% range, an appealing growth trend by international standards. On the other hand, cursory and anecdotal evidence suggests the Thai economy is mired in a prolonged malaise.
Managing global adversity after poll
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 01/02/2019
» Discounting its disrupted precursor in 2014, the imminent first poll in nearly eight years has put the country's political future on the line.
Early impact of the US-China showdown
News, Pavida Pananond & Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 26/10/2018
» The talk making the rounds everywhere about a "trade war" between the world's two largest economies began early this year when the United States imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines against cheaper versions from South Korea and China. By midyear, China became the US' principal target in a wider and more intense tit-for-tat tariff spiral. Seen in this light, the trade war between the two giants was always going to be about a broader geopolitical and geoeconomic tussle, much more than just about trade. The early effects of the US-China confrontation are now evident and will manifest more clearly and widely next year and beyond. As some of the US multinationals in China turn elsewhere, Southeast Asia will be poised for short-term gains, although longer-term prospects bear risks.
How US-China trade impacts Thailand
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 14/09/2018
» Perhaps the most apt saying to apply to the so-called "trade war" between the United States and China is "when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers".
What a trade war means for Southeast Asia
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 17/08/2018
» Although it's still early days in the so-called "trade war" between the United States and China, its knock-on effects are already palpable. Both sides have accused each other of unfair trade practices, and both have imposed a series of tit-for-tat tariffs and other protectionist measures that could lead to a runaway retaliatory logic and spiral beyond anyone's control.
Global investment risk levels on rise
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 18/01/2018
» Amid growing confidence of a global economic rebound and better domestic growth prospects, the 2018 investment outlook should not ignore downside factors that could hinder the long-run growth momentum. Structural challenges from policy uncertainties among the world's economic superpowers and saturating trade and investment flows through global value chains may cast more shadows over the local and global economy than the recovering numbers reveal.