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Private sector lowers economic forecast amid Covid surge

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) on Wednesday downgraded Thailand’s economic growth projection to a range of 1.5 to 3 per cent, dragged down by lower purchasing power and employment rate.The JSCCIB’s outlook was lower than the previous one in March ...

Thailand’s vaccination program lags behind ASEAN neighbors

On Saturday, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health announced that since the vaccination program began, the country has inoculated 470,301 persons with at least one dose of a vaccine.When compared to other countries in ASEAN, Thailand’s vaccination program lags woefully behind especially when compared to other ...

As Thailand’s 3rd Covid wave hits the wealthy, spare a thought for the economy

Thailand’s economic recovery could see further delay as the country faces the 3rd wave of Covid-19 outbreak, which could further dent the already fragile consumer and industry confidence.The country was until recently considered as having done an outstanding job in handing its Covid-19 cases. But ...

Thailand’s subsidies are now the biggest threat to its fisheries

In recent weeks my newsfeeds have been abuzz with conversations, reviews and watch parties for the new Netflix documentary Seaspiracy. I have several issues with the film, notably on the distinction between commercial on small-scale fisheries, the debate on marine plastics campaigns, and several spurious ...

Consumer confidence down on covid fears

Thailand’s Consumer Confidence Index in March fell to 48.5 points from 49.4 points in February over fears from a new wave of Covid-19 and political instability, a forecaster said Thursday.The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, which measures the index, said that economic growth ...

Karen activists lash out at singer’s defence of former park chief

Activists fighting for the rights of the Karen ethnic group took aim at a popular singer Thursday for taking the side of a former park official who has been implicated in burning down a local village and charged with the murder of a community campaigner.“How ...

Manufacturing declines slightly but overall economy has improved

Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) continued to drop in February, falling 1.08 per cent to 99.68 points versus a year earlier due to lower oil production, the Office of Industrial Economics reported Wednesday.The industrial output figure of February was lower than Reuters’ forecast of a ...

Consumer confidence index rises for the first time in three months

Thailand’s consumer confidence index rose for the first time in three months to 49.4 points in February after falling for two straight months to a nine-month low at 47.8 points in January, said forecasters at the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce Thursday.“Consumers are more ...

Bang Kloi saga continues with rights groups accusing the government of not doing enough

The government is continuing, this week, to play down the situation in Bang Kloi as ethnic Karen people protest their displacement from their ancestral homeland and continued persecution by the state.Activist groups representing the Karen have said that the government is not doing enough to ...

On Gender, Thailand is still Unequal

It’s difficult not to sound like a broken record when discussing gender inequality in Thailand, but unless the situation improves, it’s a conversation we must keep having. Celebrating International Women’s Day, like we did this Monday, would be meaningless without addressing the reality that many ...

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