Deunden Nikomborirak “There is no denying that our domestic rules and regulations do not accommodate businesses.” Only six years ago in 2009, Thailand was ranked 13th in the world (out of 181 countries) for ease of doing business and fourth in Asia behind only Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Since then, our ranking has steadily […]
Contents Chatra Kamsaeng, Deunden Nikomborirak Economics of the Terminal Handling Charge Nonarit Bisonyabut Investment in Thailand Following the Global Financial Crisis and Into the Future, Evidence from Cross-Country Comparisons
Contents Chatra Kamsaeng, Deunden Nikomborirak Economics of the Terminal Handling Charge Nonarit Bisonyabut Investment in Thailand Following the Global Financial Crisis and Into the Future, Evidence from Cross-Country Comparisons
ERICH PARPART TWENTY-TWO percent of the 84 manufacturers operating in seven industrial estates in the lower Chao Phraya River basin that were affected by the flood disaster of 2011 believe there will be another major inundation within the next 15 years, a survey by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has found. Most if not […]
Thailand should focus on developing its service industry and strengthening the public sector to hasten its escape from the middle-income trap and upgrade to a high-income country in 14 years, says the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). Thailand’s service industry should shift from a labour-intensive system to a skill- and knowledge-based structure to enhance productivity, […]
Contents Deunden Nikomborirak Gas Price Reform: Are We On the Right Track? Chaiyasit Anuchitworawong, Somchai Jitsuchon, Yos Vajragupta, Jiraporn Plangpraphan Seizing the Moment: Promising Opportunities to Promote Financial Inclusion
Deunden Nikomborirak, Tippatrai Saelawong Political interference in the media has long been a worrying issue for society. In Thailand, the government still holds a tight grip over free television channels as well as radio stations. Most public television channels are either state-owned (Channels 5, 9 and 11) or under government concessions (Channels 3 and 7). Only […]
Patsara Jikkham NCPO urged to let public provide input Experts have warned the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to carefully handle water management plans, fearing they could be disorganised, redundant and lacking a clear direction. They raised their concerns after the NCPO told state agencies to propose ideas for dealing with water-related problems […]
Currently there are 56 SOEs covering various sectors such as infrastructure, financial as well as health care. These SOE has contributed significantly to the Thai economy by providing the employment, source of income as well as basis infrastructure which are crucial to the Thai economy. However, there are 10 SOEs which were reported to have […]
Contents Deunden Nikomborirak Gas price reform: Are we on the right track? Chaiyasit Anuchitworawong, Somchai Jitsuchon, Yos Vajragupta, Jiraporn Plangpraphan Seizing the moment: Promising opportunities to promote financial inclusion
Deunden Nikomborirak In my previous article on July 23, I explained that opposing views about Thailand’s energy reform may reflect the debate between “efficiency” and “equity.” The advocates of the efficiency goal believe that the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas-fuelled (NGV) price subsidy has led to a shortage of domestic supply of and […]
Deunden Nikomborirak The Thai public is caught in the middle of an information war between two groups of energy reform advocates. Each side presents contradictory views and, sometimes, information. Be it the size of the country’s estimated gas reserves; the integrity of the current gas exploration and production concession; the fairness of the gas and […]
