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Wallet fog fails to lift
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/04/2024
» The government's announcement on the details of its digital wallet scheme on April 10 was meant to boost the popularity of both the Srettha Thavisin administration, as well as the Pheu Thai Party.
Illegal pork saga must end
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2023
» The smuggled pork saga is getting more rotten and its foul smell seems to be travelling afar as the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has unveiled more details about its ongoing probe.
Scheme must favour locals
News, Editorial, Published on 25/09/2023
» The Srettha government's plan to distribute 10,000 baht via a digital wallet represents a significant step towards stimulating the economy.
Vaccine promise doesn't mean guard can be let down
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/09/2020
» When it comes to Covid-19, Thais might think they have a few reasons to celebrate. First, the country made a record of 102 days without domestic transmission. The slow rising curve in infections is the result of returnees importing the infection from abroad, however, they are made to stay in state quarantine facilities.
Beware of debt pitfalls from bailout
Oped, Pavida Pananond & Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 10/04/2020
» By all accounts, the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis will bear far-reaching ramifications for Thailand's economy and politics. The Thai economy is projected to contract by around 5% this year, owing to a precipitous collapse in domestic demand, dismal export conditions, and broader supply-chain disruptions amid a sharp global economic downturn. Although currently suppressed by the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and its virus-handling measures, Thailand's simmering political tensions are likely to resurface when a new normal emerges. Under these circumstances, the government's ability to stay clear of hazards and pitfalls in its recently announced 1.9-trillion-baht economic rescue package will be critical in keeping the country together.
Tesco buyout gives CP undue power
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 13/03/2020
» The recent announcement by Charoen Pokphand (CP) group to buy Tesco's operations in Thailand and Malaysia for US$10.6 billion (335 billion baht) marks the retreat of Western retailers' presence in much of Southeast Asia. For Thailand in particular, CP's Tesco buyout comes with added business significance and consumer risks because the giant agribusiness conglomerate will now have undue dominance directly over local supply chains and indirectly over consumer choice and benefit. In this case, it is imperative that Thailand's regulator, the Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC), take a hard and close look to make sure CP's good deal does not become a raw deal for local suppliers and Thais.
Preventing monopolies
News, Editorial, Published on 13/03/2020
» After 18 years as a toothless tiger, Thailand's newly revamped Office of the Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) is facing two big challenges to its mission of preventing market monopolies.
Online trading spells massive job losses
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 18/07/2019
» By writing about Sampheng, Bangkok's premier wholesale market, this column does not want to stress the weakness of the economy. It is pointless to keep whining about the sluggishness of the economy as it is already a well-known fact. Even the government can see the true picture of the economy by simply looking at its tax revenues. Poor-performing businesses do not pay taxes and jobless people also do not pay taxes.
Draw a line on plastic
News, Editorial, Published on 04/12/2018
» Today, Thailand's green day, is a minor milestone in the long and often depressing battle for a better environment.