Bangkok Informer

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra warned yesterday that a lack of cooperation between the central bank and the Finance Ministry in reining in the strengthening baht could lead to a new financial crisis for Thailand. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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This is part 4 – and the final part* – of a series of posts on public debt in Thailand. The first post was on whether Thailand’s state-enterprise debt should be counted as part of public debt. The second post was comparing Thailand’s public debt to other countries. The third post was looking at predictions and forecasts on Thailand’s public [...]

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Idea of electing all senators has support, but 67% believe govt’s push to change Constitution might end in violence Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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Fewer than half the respondents to a recent survey by Abac Poll approved a move to amend the Constitution, with many believing the attempt could bring about a political crisis because the change would be geared for politicians’ interests and not that of the Kingdom. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi   CHIANG RAI – Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi is slated to follow up on the haze crisis during his visit to the North from April 6-8. In his capacity as chairman of the water and flood management committee, Mr Plodprasop said he will hold talks with related local agencies [...]

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Every year between February and April local farmers in Northern Thailand and neighboring countries burn huge amounts of vegetation to clear fields and get rid of agricultural waste. The result is a serious, regional smog problem that causes discomfort and health issues for millions of people. So far, government and community efforts to combat the [...]

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The best place on earth to discuss the Rohingya issue is Myanmar – and it’s timely to raise the issue with the authorities in Nay Pyi Taw now as they are in the process of seeking political reform for national reconciliation. And reform cannot take effect unless the Rohingya issue is addressed. Full News here [...]

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Three of Kingdom’s top businessmen back Payungsak; ‘unofficial’ chairman Santi vows to rally SME support Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Half a million have Aids virus |but numbers adding up every hour; campaigns hamstrung by government indifference Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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Iran, current chair of NAM, will be urged to step in and stop violence Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Politics

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By Kaewmala Thailand may be heading to its first major constitutional crisis in history. Thai Constitution Court has performed an interesting exercise in semantics with one of the most basic words: the word “and.” Not that verbal gymnastics is foreign in Thai politics but this case is unusual as it happens in the judiciary, and [...]

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BANGKOK — World stock markets continued to ebb Wednesday amid fears Europe’s debt crisis is about to get much worse and deal a new blow to the global economy. Global markets have been roiled by a sudden surge in Spain’s borrowing costs to well … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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Euro-Zone crisis? What crisis? It all depends on how you define it What constitutes a crisis? Is it sustained economic decline, high and long-term unemployment, poverty, rampant inflation, a precipitous fall in the exchange rate, fiscal deficits, high borrowing costs, and political dysfunction? Most would agree that a … Full News here – Read more [...]

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