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The remarkable rise of Rukchanok ‘Ice’ Srinork
Oped, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/02/2026
» No matter what happens on Sunday election, one fact is already sealed. Rukchanok “Ice” Srinork, a former lawmaker representing the People’s Party, is now the most popular politician in Thai history. The word “female” is almost redundant.
Tenure nonsense
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/09/2022
» Re: "Prayut's PM tenure 'ends 2025'," (BP, Sept 7).
Disability benefits system needs revamp
Oped, Phakphum Jatupitpornchan, Published on 06/07/2022
» More than half of people with disabilities in Thailand do not receive welfare assistance from the government. This is unacceptable.
Digital equity for people of all ages
Oped, Armida Alisjahbana, Published on 01/10/2021
» The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining fertility and increasing longevity; the result of advances in social and economic development. This demographic transition is taking place against the backdrop of the accelerating Fourth Industrial Revolution. But Covid-19, with its epicentre now in Asia and the Pacific, has exacerbated the suffering of older persons in vulnerable situations and demonstrated the fragility of this progress.
Thailand's emergency decree needs an overhaul
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 21/07/2021
» The country's State of Emergency Decree became law in 2005 and since then, it has been one of the most contested laws. Yet, it has been one of the instruments most frequently used by the executive branch of government and is currently the main law for tackling Covid-19. Does the decree comply with international standards?
'Guillotine' regulations to lift economy
Oped, Phumjit Sri-Udomkajorn, Tiensawang Thamwanich and Nathchaya Pongakkarawat, Published on 24/02/2021
» The second wave of Covid-19 in Thailand has proved to be challenging to our economic team. Previously, the government has introduced several relief measures to curb the economic impacts from the pandemic including (1) Monetary policy when BoT cut the policy interest rate and (2) Fiscal policies which are about taxs break and government expenditure stimulus programmes e.g. "The 50-50 co-payment scheme". Despite the relief programme, the Thai economy hasn't yet recovered and even slowed down now those schemes are over.
Asian retailers face 'new normal'
Oped, Charles Ormiston, Marc-André Kamel, Derek Keswakaroon & Gwendolyn Lim, Published on 13/05/2020
» Grocery retailers in the world learned from Asia's early experience confronting Covid-19. Now, Asian executive teams are at the forefront of the retail sector's next challenge -- to accelerate into the recovery.