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Political conflict, submarines top people's worries: Poll
The biggest causes of worry for the general population are ongoing political conflicts and the planned purchase of two submarines, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.The poll was conducted online on Aug 25-28 on 1,727 people throughout ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Lawmakers propose special sitting of parliament to consider student protests
Government MPs and a senator have separately proposed a special parliamentary session be convened in the light of the student flash mobs occurring across the country.In a letter, addressed to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, Democrat party-list MP Issara Seriwattanawuth proposed an urgent motion for the ...
Economist warns of adverse impact on economy from political conflict
An economist on Saturday warned that dissolving the Future Forward Party could aggravate political conflicts and take a toll on the economy.Anusorn Tamajai, the director of the Economic and Business Research Centre for Reform at Rangsit University’s Institute of Economics, on Saturday (February 22) commented ...
The Nation Reporter
NIDA Poll: Thais are worried that the ongoing political conflict will hurt the economy.
Despite the general election, Thais think that the political division still persists and it can threaten overall economic performance and their income, according to latest survey carried out by the National Institute of Development Administration, or NIDA Poll.The survey results showed that a majority of ...
Reforms needed to fix Thai schools
Despite all the lofty goals and tremendous effort made to improve the state of Thai education recently, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s military government has failed to bring about essential reforms. When the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) seized power in May 2014, its ...
