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Thai research body predicts a million jobless by year end if pandemic persists

August 10, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thailand’s economic think-tank, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), predicts that the number of unemployed in the kingdom will reach one million by the end of this year, if the…

Cautious optimism infects Thailand as mass vaccination heralds reopening

June 10, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The launch of Thailand’s mass vaccination program on June 7 has sparked hope that the country can reopen for tourists and resume normal business activities. But uncertainty remains. The third…

Will COVID-19 give birth to a welfare state in Thailand?

March 25, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Thailand’s economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 fallout, with numerous layoffs, working hours cut and people’s income plunging. The government has implemented a raft of relief packages to…

Protest against Chana Industrial project entering its 3rd day

December 12, 2020
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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The protesters from Chana district, in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla, have already been camped in front of government house for two nights. They are asking government to scrap the…

TDRI predicts coronavirus may push Thailand’s poor 18.9 million

April 17, 2020
by Kasipat Wongvitayakamjorn
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A researcher at Thailand’s economic think-tank, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), has predicted that the number of poor people in Thailand might grow three-fold to about 18.9 million if…

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TDRI asks Govt. to support workers and SMEs affected by closures

March 24, 2020
by jeerapas@thaipbs.or.th
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Thailand’s economic think-tank, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), has proposed the Government directly help workers and their families and small enterprises affected by the closures, imposed by the authorities,…

TDRI gives mixed ratings to government’s performance in digital economy policy

July 11, 2019
by administrator
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The outgoing government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has made some achievements and, at the same time, failed in its policy to drive Thailand toward a digital economy over the…

TDRI slams junta for helping mobile operators at taxpayers’ expense

April 12, 2019
by Tanadatet
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Thailand’s highly regarded economic think-tank has voiced its strong disagreement with the National Council for Peace and Order’s executive order extending the payment schedule of concession fees for the country’s three mobile phone operators, claiming the move…

TDRI concerned that many buyers of cheap housing units may default

January 22, 2019
by PhatpornS
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Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has expressed concern that low income-earners who bought housing units under the government-sponsored “One Million Housing Units” project may not be able to pay their…

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