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Bridge inequality gap or worse will follow
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 13/12/2018
» The latest annual Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse (CS) ranked Thailand as one of the countries with the highest rates of economic inequality, stunning many people, including policymakers.
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Farm debt help is mutton dressed as lamb
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 06/08/2018
» Will the latest round of debt-restructuring for farmers, with various loans as well as subsidies, which has been launched by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government reduce their debt?
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Older food trucks can take on Big C
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 29/03/2018
» The launch of Big C Supercenter's mobile grocery trucks has caused a stir, with many voicing concerns over the adverse effect on the traditional mobile vehicles or food trucks run by small-scale operators.
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Sharing at heart of sufficiency theory
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 26/10/2017
» Since the passing of our beloved King last year, so many people have vowed to put his sufficiency economy theory into practice. While they are following the theory, it happens that few are aware of a core principle behind it -- that people should not take advantage of others.
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Let's hear it for rice pledging, it really helps
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 24/08/2017
» Ahead of tomorrow's court verdict on the malfeasance case of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in the controversial rice-pledging scheme, I think we should revisit the concept of rice pledging and its rationale as a policy to help farmers.
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Why are reserves down and deficits up?
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 09/02/2017
» As Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and other cabinet ministers lined up to fend off criticism of the sharp drop in treasury reserves, none of them have provided an explanation as to why budget deficits have increasing during the past few years.
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Schemes for poor lack forethought
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 24/11/2016
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government's decision to give New Year handouts, totalling 12.8 billion baht, to low-income people has triggered a huge debate. Many have branded the subsidy, a one-time giveaway, as populism that puts the regime in the same rank as politicians whom they had strongly criticised.
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Division, state patronage hamper progress
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 31/08/2016
» Civil society in Thailand is facing a gigantic dilemma. Many in mainstream civil society may realise that some of us have been out of touch with the plight of ordinary people while developing a more cosy relationship with the state in the hope that it can help us reach our goals.
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Dyslexic students cannot be pushed aside
News, Decharut Sukkumnoed, Published on 11/05/2016
» As an educator, I have reservations about the move by the Education Ministry to revive the old system of making students who fail crucial tests repeat their classes. My objection is based on one fact: the move fails to recognise the learning disorder dyslexia in children.
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