Thinkx2: Who owns Thai State Enterprises?

Ownership of Thai State Enterprises has been debated for a long time. This lack leads to management inefficiency and low-quality monitor.

To improve the capacity of Thai State Enterprises, they all must have a communal owner who can effectively supervise and monitor them similarly to Temasek in Singapore or Khazanah in Malaysia.

Is it time to establish a “Super Holding Company” to lift up the efficiency of Thai State Enterprises? And what is the detail of this proposal?

Policy analyses from Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich appear on the ThaiPBS channel on every Monday.

First published on April 11, 2015.