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A missing item in the rural soundtrack
Roger Crutchley, Published on 18/01/2026
» As usual at this time of the year I have been enjoying life in the Northeastern province of Chaiyaphum for several weeks. However on this visit there was something slightly different which I couldn't immediately put my finger on. It took a few days before realising I was not being woken up by the usual early morning chorus of roosters or chickens of any sort.
Climate finance for urban resilience
News, Imran Arif, Published on 29/10/2025
» Heavy rainfall and floods continue to plague Thailand's cities. A trifecta of heavier-than-usual rainfall exacerbated by the La Niña weather pattern, unsafe overcapacities at major dams, and unusually high sea tides is a stern reminder of how vulnerable Thailand's urban centres are amid the world's changing climate.
Climate risks threaten Thai economy
Oped, Rapeepat Ingkasit, Published on 21/08/2024
» Last month, our Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT) network hosted a webinar titled "Time to Act: Looming Climate Impacts on Thailand's Financial Sector". Our highlight was our guest, Dr Kannika Thampanishvong, section head at the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, who told us about how finance professionals view climate change and how economists prepare to deal with natural disasters.
Leave no farmer behind
News, Editorial, Published on 03/06/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin recently launched an initiative aimed at transforming Thailand, already a major food exporter, into a global agriculture hub. Such an ambition is not new for the government, but the plan faces numerous challenges.
Making exports for a low-carbon era
Oped, Kannika Thampanishvong & Nipon Poapongsakorn, Published on 27/03/2024
» Exports have been Thailand's important growth engine for many decades. A number of Thailand's export destinations have shown increasing interest in and support for low-carbon products. Failure to meet global demand for low-carbon products risks Thailand's competitiveness in international trade.
Thailand's central bank dependence
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 23/02/2024
» To proponents of central bank independence, the ongoing friction between Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin and Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput appears straightforward. The prime minister is putting unwarranted and unfair pressure on the central bank governor to spur the economy by loosening monetary policy and cutting interest rates. Yet, on closer scrutiny, the entrenched politicisation of central banking in Thailand may suggest otherwise. There is more than meets the eye in the politics of interest rate cuts.
Learn from Sri Lanka
Postbag, Published on 08/02/2024
» Re: "Imran Khan: from cricket star to jailbird", (Opinion, Feb 7).
Debt policy is a costly folly
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/09/2023
» The Srettha Thavisin government has given the nod to a three-year debt moratorium for farmers that will cost about 30 billion baht, amid questions tied to the long-term benefits of the programme, which is a huge burden on state coffers.
Part 2: Managing household debt
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 06/04/2023
» This is the second article, Managing Household Debt, of the Changing Thailand series.
B600 minimum wage is quite doable
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 15/12/2022
» The most debated economic topic of the month must be Pheu Thai Party's campaign promise to raise the minimum wage to 600 baht per day by 2027, from the current minimum wage of 354 baht.