People and Government
Asean partnership with Russia rises to new level under Thai leadership
Last November Russian President Vladimir Putin and Asean leaders took a historic decision to raise the Asean-Russia Dialogue Partnership to a strategic level.This year marks the start of that new cooperation, as Thailand takes the Asean helm. Thailand’s role as chair of Asean is crucial ...
Uncertain future stares at stateless Chiang Rai hilltribes
Among the hilltribes of northern Chiang Rai province, children typically grow up without Thai citizenship, resulting in unnecessary complications that dog them into adulthood.It is not uncommon for stateless teenagers, for example, to enter dual-education programmes, only to find they are not allowed to learn ...
Chularat Saengpassa
The more things change
After a series of false promises on a general election, Thailand is scheduled to hold one on March 24 after more than four years of military rule. Election commissioners met and agreed on the date after a royal decree calling for the election of a ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
The economic importance of this election
With a vast EEC scheme hanging in the balance, Thailand must maintain stability to attract more investmentThailand’s post-election economic outlook will largely hinge on political stability and the continuity of key economic policies, especially those designed to drive growth over the next decade or two ...
The Nation Reporter
Public urged to keep close eye on IPD moves now patent claims rejected
The junta officially suspended the seven problematic cannabis medicine patent applications as of Friday. In its Facebook page, BioThai Foundation revealed that judging from the latest status of medical cannabis patent applications in the Intellectual Property Department’s (IPD) system, it appeared that the seven controversial ones ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Grasping the reality of Thailand's wage inequality
A recent report circulating in the press and social media has raised quite a few eyebrows — not just those of Thais, but also those of foreigners who are well acquainted with Thailand. “New” findings published in the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report 2018 claims ...
Vijavat Isarabhakdi
Thailand faces tough job as Asean chair amid trade conflicts, forum hears
As Asean chair this year, Thailand must enhance the region’s cooperation amid growing US-China tensions that threaten to go beyond mere trade conflicts, international-relations experts said at a peace forum in Bangkok yesterday.“The tension between China and the US is unlike the tension between the ...
Phuwit Limviphuwat
Cambodian workers ‘vulnerable’ in Thailand
The Thailand Migration Report 2019 estimates that the country currently hosts about 4.9 million non-Thai residents, with some 3.9 million being documented and undocumented workers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.Thailand benefits significantly from their presence, the report said. Migrant workers help fill labour shortages, ...
Corruption rises in Thailand, global watchdog says
Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018 released on Tuesday. The index ranges from 100 (very clean) to 0 (very corrupt).Keep reading ...
What Thailand’s Elections Can and Can’t Do for its Democracy
While the holding of an elusive election in the Southeast Asian state would be a notable step in the restoration of democratic rule, the harder work of managing wider political divisions lies ahead.Keep reading ...
