Articles by: Joseph O' Connor
The latest broadside is a court order directing the National Anti-Corruption Commission to disclose a summary of its findings of an investigation into Deputy Prime… Read More ›
New digital currency will be secure but it will need to be traceable to prevent fraud while offering its users far more security. The ‘new… Read More ›
The aftermath of last week’s political drama may have only just begun playing out as the removal of the junior minister confirms reports that a… Read More ›
Figures from Phuket show an average spend of ฿57,949 for each visitor but nearly 50% of this went on certified accommodation and medical bills. The… Read More ›
After this week’s censure debate in parliament and vote on Saturday, it is clear that the man to watch in Thai politics right now is… Read More ›
Readers survey has some good news for the government as problems grow for the Phuket Sandbox with a ‘crisis’ now on the island according to… Read More ›
The Phuket Sandbox has now come to represent Thailand’s efforts to refloat its foreign tourism industry. Last week saw Police Lieutenant General Surachate Hakparn or… Read More ›
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The baht rallied by 1% on Tuesday along with the stock exchange after it became clear that the Thai government is intent on reopening the… Read More ›
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The latest test for the government comes as the country’s last engine of economic growth finds itself under attack from the Delta variant of the… Read More ›
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The economy continues to be impacted by extended lockdown measures and trillions of baht lost through the effective closure of the foreign tourism industry. Amid… Read More ›
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Figures published this week show a strong financial system but a deeply dysfunctional economy plagued by growing inequality. Thailand’s economic problems date back to well… Read More ›
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The Thai government is facing ever more dismal economic prospects as an export sector leader warns of calamity if firms continue to lose hundreds of… Read More ›
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The collapse of Thailand’s foreign tourism industry since April 2020 has seen Thailand, a country already experiencing a lower than normal growth level, become the… Read More ›
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Shocking stories from the streets, a rented room, taxi and even a temple tell us about a crisis and suffering that is more stark and… Read More ›
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Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan is an experienced former cabinet minister who was the leading candidate for Prime Minister of the largest Thai political party during the… Read More ›
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The National Vaccine Security Act 2018, a law passed by the National Legislative Assembly, appears to have been the template for the government’s incoherent vaccine… Read More ›
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Plan from Thailand’s Energy Minister and Deputy Prime Minister at the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) highlights the need to attract foreigners with capital,… Read More ›
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Any growth at all now for 2021 is questionable as the head of the Public Debt Management Office suggests the government may be able to… Read More ›
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A key player has emerged at the heart of government at the centre of its struggle to survive during the COVID-19 emergency. Controversial but reputedly… Read More ›
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Loei MP Lertsak Pattanachaikun warned that Thailand could become a failed state with rising public debt and an economy which, unlike other world economies right… Read More ›
‘Ferrari Jo’ arrested by police, accuses the media of slandering him, says it made him feel suicidal on the run 
Officials switch to prioritising economic recovery as CCSA expected to agree a new Covid approach 
Prime Minister calls for unity as he promises the kingdom is set to make a sustainable recovery from the crisis 
Richest man in Thailand says COVID-19 is like a World War, the kingdom could end up a big loser 
Bigger crisis than 1997 as taxis give up and central bank urges up to ฿1 trillion more in public debt 
Thai woman brutally murdered by 18 year old who ambushed her on an Ayutthaya road seeking sex 
Redshirt leader calls for a peaceful rally with car horns blaring for removal of the Prime Minister 
Foreigners in Thailand have nearly ฿600 billion in the bank as inequality and poverty rise alarmingly 
Accused tells press he murdered the Swiss tourist last week in Phuket and stole ฿300 for drugs and orange juice 
Rising prospect of GDP contraction for 2021 may see government breach the legal public debt limit 
Police: truthful reporting not a target as a state official is arrested over false online coup reports in Chachoengsao 
Western nations and Japan come to Thailand’s assistance as the COVID-19 emergency escalates 
A dead mother beside her children and a taxi driver who slept, show us a nation riven by an extended crisis 
Party leader and popular candidate for PM calls for political unity, presents a plan to defeat the virus 
State regulatory process linked with Thailand’s vaccination programme’s chronic delays admits top official 
Death penalty for crazed school director who murdered a 2-year-old boy upheld by court 
Chinese submarine payments deferred again by PM as funding is needed to manage the crisis 
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