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Conservative vote could consolidate around Bhumjaithai
News, Published on 07/02/2026
» The Bhumjaithai Party has emerged as an unexpected wedge within the conservative camp, prising apart supporters who once reliably backed ultra-right and establishment parties such as Palang Pracharath and United Thai Nation.
'Mule' accounts proliferate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2026
» The term "mule account" -- once obscure, now widely recognised -- has become synonymous with financial crime in Thailand.
Warning issued about biometric data gathering
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2025
» The Department of Provincial Administration has issued a nationwide alert urging local officials to monitor iris-scanning activities taking place in shopping malls across the country.
Domestic co-payment incentive comes under scrutiny
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/07/2025
» The government's domestic tourism stimulus campaign has come under heavy criticism in parliament, with the opposition blasting the scheme as ineffective due to frequent technical failures, low public engagement and high potential for fraud.
Cybercrime moves up the agenda
News, David Whitehouse, Published on 28/06/2025
» There has been no shortage of commentators ready to hail the decision of former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen to leak his recent conversation with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra as a diplomatic "masterstroke".
Behaviour shift key to ending plastic use
News, Celine Kusnadi, Published on 12/05/2025
» Southeast Asia is no stranger to the plastic crisis. Despite growing awareness and countless"reduce, reuse, recycle" campaigns, single-use plastic consumption remains stubbornly high.
New plan to promote food waste sorting
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2025
» Households in six districts across Bangkok will be eligible to get a discount on their rubbish collection fee if they sort their food scraps from their general waste, according to an adviser to Bangkok governor Pornphrom Vikitsreth.
The effects of Trump's Ukraine deal
News, Gene Frieda, Published on 24/02/2025
» At the end of World War I, John Maynard Keynes was part of the British delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, where the victorious Allies dictated the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. He emerged from the conference distraught. As he subsequently wrote in The Economic Consequences of the Peace, delegates' focus on short-term political considerations, including the desire to "punish" Germany for its aggression, would come at the cost of long-term social and political stability in Europe. It is a warning worth remembering today.
Solving Thailand's migrant worker retention crisis
News, Christian Offermanns, Published on 24/02/2025
» Thailand's border provinces are facing an economic contradiction. Despite government efforts to train and integrate migrant workers, the reality is stark: as soon as these workers gain skills, they leave. The cycle is predictable -- low wages, limited career paths and poor labour protections push them towards Bangkok and the Eastern Economic Corridor, where opportunities are greater, wages are fairer, and oversight is stronger. Instead of reaping the benefits of their workforce investments, border provinces are left with an ageing population, unstable industries and a persistent labour shortage.
CP shuns crop-burning farms to cut haze
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/02/2025
» Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, the country's largest agribusiness conglomerate, on Tuesday reiterated its stance against buying maize from areas where growers opt to burn the plants after harvesting, saying the policy is to help counter the transboundary haze problem while promoting sustainable agriculture.