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Hike those wages
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/12/2024
» Re: "Panel aims to delay wage hike", (Business, Dec 5).
Bracing for trade war
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/11/2024
» With the return of US president-elect Donald Trump of the Republican Party to the White House, countries around the world including Thailand are waiting to see and deal with the impact of the potential trade war between the US and China, higher tariffs imposed on exporters to the US, and the return of American unilateralism.
Thai-Saudi ties' wider strategic impact
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 20/06/2023
» The invitation from the Saudi Minister of Investment, Khalid Abdulaziz-Falih, to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to visit Saudi Arabia came just a few hours after the provisional results of the May 14 election were made known. With equal speed, the Thai side responded positively and gathered a 40-member high-level delegation composed of officials and private sector representatives. The caretaker government did not want to let go the momentum which began when Saudi-Thai relations resumed in January 2022.
Help workers and firms
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/12/2022
» Promising voters a rise in wages is a supposed curtain-raiser for national election campaigning. However, Pheu Thai's election pledge to lift the minimum daily wage from just over 300 baht to 600 baht has run into a barrage of criticism. The private sector, namely the employers, who will have to foot the bill, countered by saying the pledge would do more harm than good and won't help the country in the long term.
Tiny tax welcome
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/12/2022
» Re: "Govt defends ending SET shares tax waiver", (BP, Dec 4).
Wishful thinking
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/10/2022
» Re: "Double-track lines to open this year", (BP, Sept 20).
PDPA fears don't compute
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/06/2022
» After a two-year wait, the country's much-needed Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) came into effect on Wednesday. Yet instead of eliciting a sense of relief it brought about widespread confusion and near panic.