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Why run for seat?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/01/2026
» Re: "Thailand's local vote still matters", (Opinion, Jan 10).
Fading city spirit
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/11/2025
» Re: "Bangkok's clean streets, empty souls", (Opinion, Nov 10).
The roadway to enabling governance
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 30/04/2025
» On May 11, communities across Thailand will vote in 2,469 municipal elections. Despite these polls being routine, they are a pivotal test of the country's commitment to moral leadership and enabling governance at the grassroots level.
Drug crisis deepens our economic woes
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 11/12/2024
» Thailand faces a dual crisis that threatens the foundation of its future economic development: declining fertility rates, leading to a shrinking population and a simultaneous surge in drug addiction rates.
Thailand's path to inclusive growth
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa & Suradech Taweesaengsakulthai, Published on 07/02/2024
» Thailand's decision to implement a 10,000-baht Digital Wallet Scheme (DWS) marks a significant step in its ambition to bolster economic competitiveness and growth.
Thailand's development model splutters
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 16/03/2023
» Location-based economic development (LED) strategies, defined as government efforts to improve a particular area's economic and social conditions, were implemented in economically advanced countries long before they were in Thailand.
How did China surpass Thailand?
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Wei Yang, Published on 22/12/2022
» Thailand revolutionised its political and administrative systems in 1932, well before China, which did not start until 1949. The shared drive for this revolution was the economic hardship of the populace. Both Thailand and China were poor nations. Their economy stagnated and was under the control of the privileged groups, the elite rulers in the case of Thailand, and the bourgeois in China. People in the countryside were left with economic plight and suffering. Initially, Thailand had taken a leap toward reform by changing into a constitutional monarchy following a coup led by Khana Ratsadon (the People's Party), supported by young military personnel and Thai students who graduated overseas, to spur economic development and improve the economic well-being of the public.
The challenge of digital governance
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Bruce Gilley, Published on 12/11/2022
» Thailand was an early adopter of the internet for government services, creating an e-government system as early as 1997. But political turmoil in 2006 caused the kingdom to fall behind. When the United Nations ranked countries by e-government in 2012, Thailand was a dismal 92nd out of 193.
Vaccine irony
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/05/2021
» Re: "Second AZ dose after 16 weeks", (BP, May 25).
The path to poverty in Thailand
Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 20/01/2021
» Thailand has had an interesting journey to its current ranking of sixth in the world, and first in Asia, in income inequality, as cited by the World Population Review. The country has historically been a patronage society, where the upper echelons of society are expected to look after those who are underprivileged.