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Thailand’s Poverty on the Rise Amid Slowing Economic Growth
Thailand has successfully reduced poverty over
the past three decades from over 65 percent in 1988 to under 10 percent in
2018. However, the growth of...
New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding
A pipeline
stretching from central to north-east Thailand promises to “promote Thailand as
an energy hub in the region” and “increase energy security”, according to the
Ministry...
Youth for Youth: YALPI in Thailand
BANGKOK -
100 young people from all over ASEAN and Asia spent their weekends in
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand thinking of the best possible ways to
improve ASEAN...
Higher Productivity is Key to Thailand’s Future Economic Growth and Prosperity
Thailand’s
growth slowed to an estimated 2.5 percent in 2019 from 4.1 percent in 2018, due
to external and domestic factors. The economy is projected to...
ADB, Gulf PD Sign Deal to Build 2,500 MW Power Plant in Thailand
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Gulf PD
Company Limited (Gulf PD) today signed a $180 million agreement to build and
operate a 2,500-megawatt (MW) combined...
ASEAN Summit Meeting 2019: Expectations and Norms
The 2018 ASEAN Summit had posed a valid
question with regard to the compatibility between ASEAN centrality and the
Indo-Pacific concept. ASEAN addressed this impending question...
Progressive Development of Democracy in Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia-
Pacific region is becoming an interesting entity to study as of the various
dynamics it entails. This region is characterized with the gradual elimination
of...
Military Modernization of ASEAN States: The New Agenda
The discourse about the international security
and defense affairs have always been impregnated with the dynamics of security
dilemma. Even today, when complex interdependence has connected...
Chase the Lights: 5 Places to Be Awed by the Night Sky and Southern Lights
Sometimes, all we have to do to see magic is to look up.
This July marks the 50th anniversary of the Lunar landing,
and it’s the...
Thailand’s Growth Moderates as Global Risks Intensify
Thailand’s economic growth began to moderate in
early 2019 in the context of weaker global growth. The country’s growth rate is
projected to fall from 4.1...