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Networking that puts judiciary at risk
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 25/01/2025
» A callout by senior judges for the Supreme Court to scrap a study course, organised by the Judicial Training Institute, aimed at fostering connections between judicial authorities and those from other sectors, including senior business executives, has shed light on some of the problems facing study programmes in this country.
A new middle class and core industries
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 04/05/2023
» This article, after a few interruptions, is Part 3 of "Changing Thailand: The Series." It began with a prologue that presented an overview, emphasising that Thailand has been lagging behind its neighbours in terms of per-capita income growth.
Songkran spending tipped to jump 17%
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2023
» Consumer spending could rise 17% to 125 billion baht, a four-year high, during the upcoming Songkran holiday as the economy and tourism gather steam, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
Get tough on footy betting
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/11/2022
» As the World Cup 2022 kicked off in an air-conditioned Qatar stadium on Sunday, so did football betting across Thailand -- which, despite being illegal, has unfortunately become a part of the country's football culture.
Solutions, not excuses
News, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2022
» Thai households have been hit hard by sharp price increases for goods, food and energy. Unsurprisingly, such compounded economic malaise has prompted people to ask the government to help them cope.
Why such mixed messages?
News, Postbag, Published on 07/11/2021
» Re: "Consumer confidence growing amid recovery," (Business, Nov 5).
Money to boost economy tough to find
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 29/04/2021
» Wow. What a difference two weeks makes! In my previous article, I wrote, with grave concern, that over 6,000 people had been infected with Covid-19 within just two weeks of the third outbreak. Two weeks later, the number of cases from the third wave alone, which started early this month, has skyrocketed five-fold to over 30,000 cases. Who knows when and how this round will end?
End scourge of corruption
News, Editorial, Published on 17/02/2018
» The Year of the Rooster under the Chinese lunar calendar ended this week and one of the happiest people in this country could be Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha who is still clinging on to the country's top job. With the start of the Year of the Dog, he has no reason to celebrate but a major problem to tackle with the rise of corruption in the public sector.