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Monastic discipline in the digital age
Oped, Watcharin Ariyaprakai, Published on 23/07/2025
» At a time when Thai society is reeling from scandals in the monastic community -- from leaked audio clips of money transfers via apps to secret relationships with women -- we are not merely shocked that "monks have done wrong", but rather at how swiftly the "image of purity" we've long upheld has collapsed.
Asean builds trust in digital future
Oped, Satvinder Singh & Thomas Beloe, Published on 26/05/2025
» As Asean jockeys to be at the heart of the modern digital economy, fostering trust is key to reaping the benefits of growing digitalisation and further empowering the vulnerable segments of the population.
Digital wallet's empty promise
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2025
» Does anyone remember these words? Fiscal multiplier. Economic cyclone. Exit from the black hole of poverty.
Celebrating 60 years of firm ties
News, Catherine Wong, Published on 27/11/2024
» Singapore's Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will make his introductory official visit to Thailand tomorrow. He will be the first foreign head of government that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will host in the kingdom.
Thailand needs a new growth pathway
Oped, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, Published on 10/11/2021
» Unemployment. Bankruptcy. Rising inequality and a deteriorating environment. Can Thailand, weighed down by its ageing population, recover from the Covid-19 economic and public health crises to build a more secure future?
Thailand's fintech comes of age
Oped, Piyachart Ratanaprasartporn, Published on 28/07/2021
» While the Covid-19 pandemic has adversely disrupted many industries globally, it has positively disrupted the finance sector -- especially in accelerating the evolution of FinTech solutions.
Durian for the heart in far South
News, Supapohn Kanwerayotin, Published on 14/07/2020
» 'From Bannang Sata Yala," along with PromptPay details for contactless payment, read the sign at the back of a pickup truck parked across the street from the mosque next to Thong Lor Metropolitan Police Station. This is a find on my neighbourhood roaming day. Because at this time of year I would usually have set myself up in Pattani as a launchpad for the annual durian eating season in three southern border provinces. In my pre-corona blueprint, the imagined highlight would be an-all durian day along multiple stalls lining the roadside of Ton Sai, a spot in Narathiwat where a work trip in July 2019 placed me in the divine durian abode. A large fruit picked, weighed and cut open by a lady vendor produced the prettiest plump golden mounds -- the most delicious durian I have ever wrapped my taste buds around. Amid oohs and aahs from Thai colleagues who had actually just finished another fruit before our arrival, plus the expression on my face while relishing that mouthful, must have boosted the courage in a foreign expert I was interpreting for to brave an encounter. Still, that pile of terrifying spiky fruit apparently overwhelmed his other colleagues who opted out. A globetrotting development expert, he nodded his approval as he finished his piece with no trace of aversion.
Too few get state help
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/04/2020
» As of today, a cumulative 1.3 million people adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak that has caused the government to declare a partial lockdown, resulting in severe economic contraction, are to receive the first 5,000 baht handouts for this month.
Ubon flood saga catches govt napping
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/09/2019
» Watching Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha answering a telephone during a televised fundraiser for flood victims took me back to my childhood.
Unreliable bank apps
News, Editorial, Published on 04/09/2018
» The second failure this year of the bank transfer system once again came out of the blue, and once again came with assurances it can't happen again.