Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), revealed that, in the first 9 months (January-September) of 2020, the Bank’s total outstanding loans amounted to 129,771 million baht, a 20,027 million baht or …
Philippines’ Duterte Orders Graft Probe Across State Agencies
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte attends an ASEAN leaders summit with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File …
United States and Thailand Partner to Strengthen Infrastructure Finance
U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Michael George DeSombre and Minister of Finance Arkom Termpittayapaisith met today to discuss and exchange signed copies of the Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure …
Looking forward to Thailand’s future
In the months following Thailand’s March 2019 election … and residual opposition politicians are bought off with generous financial incentives that ensure their acquiescence.
Thailand Has a Gender Violence Problem
Repeated cases of violence against women demonstrate their systematic subordination within Thailand’s patriarchal social structure.
Thai Protesters Shun Parliament, Ask Germany to Probe King
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Thailand are expanding their protests internationally, marching to the German Embassy to appeal to Angela Merkel’s government to investigate whether Thailand’s king is …
Pandemic and protests — Thailand’s double whammy
Growing civil unrest across Thailand would deal a big blow to its economy already battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A cursory glance through Thailand’s history replete with coups only amplifies those …
Thailand rocked by protests as prime minister refuses to step down
“We see the people need change in Thailand,” a TV anchor said. “We’ve been under a dictatorship for the past seven years.” …
‘Thailand doesn’t need you’: ultra-royalists push back against protesters
Pictures of coffins and guns, and threats of death and violence: protests targeting Thailand’s government and monarchy have hardened feelings amongst ultra-royalists, who are pushing back with …
Thai protests fail to rattle nation’s bizarre IPO boom
The packaging arm of Thai chemical giant Siam Cement Group debuted on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Thursday, raising $1.5 billion. Investor demand drove shares for SCG Packaging toward the high …