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Mobile operators need competition
News, Peter Cramton & Erik Bohlin, Published on 31/03/2025
» Thailand's mobile communications market has two service providers with an equal share of customers. In economic terms, it is a symmetric duopoly. This is the worst market structure because the two can easily discipline each other to limit competition: "I'll match any lower price you set; I'll limit 5G and 6G investment if you do." This reciprocity limits competition in price and quality, which helps the carriers' shareholders but harms consumers, especially in the long run, through slower innovation in a critical infrastructure industry.
Democracies uniting to counter global populism
News, Jan-Werner Mueller, Published on 22/08/2024
» Think back to late June and early July. The French far right was favoured to win a snap parliamentary election. Trumpist judges in the United States were conveniently resolving the legal woes of the former president, who seemed to be gliding to victory after President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance. And while Britain was getting a Labour government, a new anti-immigration party led by the chief Brexiteer, Nigel Farage, had made unprecedented gains. Faced with it all, pundits warned that a wave of populist, "anti-incumbency" rage was sweeping across the world's democracies.
Transform development finance
News, Mia Mottley & Werner Hoyer, Published on 27/06/2023
» In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the threat of future pandemics has never been more apparent. Both threats will affect us all. But the countries between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn -- including the Caribbean and Pacific states, and parts of Latin America, Africa, and Asia where another 40% of the global population lives -- are currently experiencing loss and damage four times greater than elsewhere.
Climate crisis also a health threat
News, Seth Berkley & Werner Hoyer, Published on 07/12/2022
» The latest Lancet Countdown report, which monitors the health consequences of climate change, highlights the need to prepare for future calamities. Even as Covid-19 continues to spread, a recent study suggests that the likelihood of another pandemic increases by 2% each year. In the coming decades, the interplay between the climate crisis and public health could create a perfect storm of global devastation and disruption.
Time to invest in global health
News, Werner Hoyer and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Published on 28/11/2022
» No one could have predicted the extent to which Covid-19 would erode decades of progress in public health. And the world is still reeling from the shock. But we have the opportunity -- and the duty -- to learn the right lessons to mitigate the ongoing pandemic, while minimising the risk of similar events in the future.
Thailand, Europe forge sense of unity
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 03/09/2018
» Thailand and European countries are reaching out more to each other in seeking cooperation after the upgrade in Thai-EU relations which allows high-level political contact to resume among the countries.
Finns strive for closer ties
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 26/08/2018
» Helsinki: The Finnish foreign minister looks forward to more cooperation with Thailand as both countries prepare to be the chairs of the EU and Asean respectively next year.
Massive net to be installed after shark attack
News, Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 21/04/2018
» Prachuap Khiri Khan: Officials are planning to lay a 310-metre-long net off Hat Sai Noi to prevent further shark attacks on tourists after a survey confirmed at least four bull sharks are feeding near the scenic beach.
Shark attack prompts alert
News, Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 18/04/2018
» Prachuap Khiri Khan: Warning signs in Thai, Chinese and English will be placed on beaches in Hua Hin district, following reports of a Norwegian man being attacked by a shark on Sunday.