Navigating 2026 uncertainty, FTI urges faster FTAs and structural reform
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026
The Federation of Thai Industries warns Thailand’s 2026 economy may stagnate amid high uncertainty, risking weaker competitiveness, and urges faster FTA negotiations and structural reform.
NESDC outlines 10 global risks threatening Thailand’s path to high-income status
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025
The NESDC warns of global and domestic threats — from extreme weather to household debt — that could hinder Thailand’s ambition to become a high-income nation.
Marketing begins for junta’s 20-year national strategy
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 06, 2018
THE junta’s controversial 20-year national strategy is all but ready for the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to debate and the government will give priority to implementing projects that raise people’s incomes, Kobsak Pootrakool, the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, said yesterday.
THE government is set to wield its sweeping powers under a constitutional provision more often to speed up a series of economic and other reforms over the coming months, a senior government official said yesterday.
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo called on bureaucrats and politicians yesterday to set aside their egos and work together to kick-start economic reforms that have foundered amid slumping growth since he took office last October.
NRC hopes Prayut govt will implement measures to reduce inequality
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015
The National Reform Council is hopeful its proposed measures to lower Thailand's level of economic inequality will be implemented during the present government's tenure.