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Victory for the few
Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/08/2025
» Re: "Thais will not slash all tariffs: Paopoom voices fear of hit to industries", (BP, July 18).
Thailand's false sense of tariff security
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 30/05/2025
» Thailand is in deeper trouble among its peer group in view of United States President Donald Trump's tariff offensive. Yet senior Thai officials appear nonchalant, complacent and smug. They seem to think Thailand will come out of the US tariff war in good shape as the Trump administration will prove unable to go through with its hefty import duties. The domestic political battle between the US executive and judicial branch -- with the Court of International Trade's injunction this week on most of the Trump tariffs -- further adds to the absurd sense of security and false perception of Thailand's importance by Thai officials.
Trade talks to-do list
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2025
» Finally, the government has laid its cards on the table, giving details of the trade proposal it will submit to the US Trade Representative (USTR). Yet some offers will raise doubts about their enforceability and impact.
Talks needed to avert trade war amid global risks
News, Ronyoot Chitradon, Published on 24/03/2025
» Discussions at the World Economic Forum this year were dominated by risks that pose a threat to global economic growth. "State-induced conflict" was identified as the top concern by participants, followed by "disinformation" and "misinformation", and "environmental concerns" such as extreme weather, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem collapse.
Good start on digital tax
News, Editorial, Published on 06/09/2021
» Over the past few years, concerns have been raised that the traditional tax structure is unable to catch up with rapid growth in the digital economy. Digitalisation has weakened the ability of governments to collect tax as a result of cross-border transactions.
US self-interest behind GSP axe
News, Sek Sophal, Published on 27/04/2020
» The suspension of trade preferences for Thailand under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) worth US$1.3 billion (42 billion baht) by the US Trade Representative (USTR) was to take place on Saturday.
Seafood industry must walk talk
News, Art Prapha, Published on 05/11/2019
» Recently, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the US will be suspending US$1.3 billion (39.2 billion baht) in trade preferences for Thailand under Generalised System of Preference (GSP) by April 2020. The USTR cited a failure to "adequately provide internationally recognised worker rights" in the seafood industry as the main reason for the withdrawal. Thailand now has six months to negotiate and resolve rights issues before the suspension takes effect.
China loses its Silicon Valley link
News, Shuli Ren, Published on 11/12/2018
» The death of a prominent Chinese scientist in the US has passed comparatively unnoticed beside the blizzard of global headlines devoted to the Huawei dispute, yet the tragedy bears upon another important aspect of Beijing's quest for technological leadership.
Trump faces squeeze in Nafta talks
News, David Lawder & David Ljunggren, Published on 31/05/2018
» US President Donald Trump is running out of time to deliver a revamp of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) he promised for this year and people involved in the talks say the crunch is largely of his administration's own making.