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Household debt in Thailand: Is it unsustainable? Part 2
By Bangkok Pundit May 05, 2012
Just after BP blogged “Household debt in Thailand: Is it unsustainable?” at the end of March, BP found a report from Credit Suisse First Boston. Below are some charts from Page 11: The explanation on page 10: With rising incomes, high employment, high savings and low leverage, Thai households are well positioned to spend more.
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April inflation : A statistical anomaly
By Bangkok Pundit May 04, 2012Veera in the Bangkok Post: The big shots at the Ministry of Commerce seem to be living in the twilight zone, completely oblivious to the harsh realities confronting the ordinary men and women on the streets struggling to make ends meet in the face of runaway living costs. The latest consumer price index (CPI) compiled
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Nida Poll shows improvement in approval ratings for Yingluck; decline for government
By Bangkok Pundit May 04, 2012
There is a new NIDA Poll which surveyed 1,245 people nationwide which was released April 18. The title of the poll is “Satisfaction with the government and the Prime Minister, 2nd poll, Performance of the government and the Prime Minister between January-March 2012 ” (“ความพึงพอใจต่อผลงานรัฐบาล และนายกรัฐมนตรี” ครั้งที่ 2 ในการปฏิบัติภารกิจของรัฐบาลและนายกรัฐมนตรีระหว่างเดือน มกราคม – มีนาคม 2555). NIDA notes that they
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When will the Thai yellow shirts start protesting again?
By Bangkok Pundit May 02, 2012
Voranai in the Bangkok Post on the decline of the yellow shirts and the reasons why they may protest again: In 2005, at the height of Thaksin’s power, the PAD took to the streets on the platform of fighting corruption. But fighting corruption is never a strong enough platform, at least not in the Kingdom of
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Academic: Bangkok accounts for 25% of Thai GDP, down from 33%
By Bangkok Pundit May 02, 2012On April 27, Krungthep Turakit published an article quoting Porphant Ouyyanont, an economist at Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University,* who was focusing on the economic structure. He said the question that needs to be asked is… is Bangkok still the center of the Thai economy? The answer is yes, but over the past 2 decades there have
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Debating lese majeste amendments and the role of the judiciary
By Bangkok Pundit Apr 29, 2012
A recent seminar at Thammasat University was held about lese majeste. The Nation: Somchai Homla-or, a member of the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand, said he believed the problem involving Section 112 is caused by the law itself, its enforcement, and the court’s interpretations. He suggested that the law be amended in regards to
