Thailand Pridiyathorn: Pickup just around the bend – Thailand’s economic recovery should gain momentum from September following a one-year downward correction resulting from the previous government’s distorted stimulus policies, says Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula. He said the present government had focused on good governance in terms of administrative and economic policies by reducing […]

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There’s another drought happening throughout Thailand and this doesn’t bode well for consumer spending upcountry.  Here’s some information that we’ve been able to put together. Cause?  Massive deforestation in north was the fundamental cause as this has resulted in the lack of rainfall, especially in the North, where most reservoirs are situated. Specifically, at least […]

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Thailand Ministry spotlights sectors with potential to boost GDP – The Industry Ministry expects industrial GDP growth of 2-3% to 2.63 trillion baht, rebounding from a contraction of 0.4% last year, with support from some rising-star industries. Udom Wongviwatchai, director-general of the ministry’s Office of Industrial Economics, specified eight major industries with rising capacity. (Bangkok […]

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Forbes came out with the latest top 50 richest individuals in Thailand and whilst the list has not changed that much it’s always good to see newcomers and interesting to note they are from the automotive, renewable energy and industrial real estate. However it is worthwhile pointing out that Hopes of an infrastructure build-out boosted fortunes […]

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There was an insightful op-ed in the BKK Post during the week comparing Thailand’s political drama to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, its quite the read and rather spot on, see below for some snippets and a link to the full article Our politics over the past 10 years has been one huge Shakespearean tragedy. A bitter feud […]

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There was a lot happening this past week, of interest to me is the Thai government looking to sell some stakes off in public and private enterprises. Thailand MPI drops 5.3% in Songkran month of April – The Manufacturing Production Index in April plunged 5.3 per cent from March as some manufacturers took more days off […]

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