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Beyond Tourism: How Thailand Economy Is Bouncing Back From COVID-19
COVID-19 ravaged Thailand’s famous tourism sector And even the recent border openings have only pulled in a trickle of travellers. But in Thailand’s big industrial districts, things look very different. Thai economists say manufacturing is roaring back to life and exports could hit record highs not seen even before the pandemic. Kirida Bhaopichitr is Economics […]
ASEAN: Opportunity and Risk
Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich shared his views on how Southeast Asian countries will continue to accelerate economic growth in the current global economic and political climate. He talked about how countries in the region are working to accomplish the goals laid out in ASEAN Vision 2020. The discourse was held on October 30, 2017 at University […]
TDRI: Thais more aware of corruption issue (NBT WORLD)
The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has indicated higher awareness of corruption among Thai people while suggesting that the government revise related laws for more efficiency. More Detail on News Today: TDRI: Thais more aware of corruption issue by NBT WORLD on 26 04 2017
Thinkx2: Doing away with laws
Surprisingly, Thailand has more than 100,000 laws with low quality. That would make more difficult to do business in this country. On the other hand, South Korea do away with the laws around 48 %. The result is competitiveness rankings climb to 26th place from 48. Moreover, reduced public sector cost and increased foreign investment. […]
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 […]