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Thailand: Korn puts Shinawatra government on watch

Hot money threatens to scorch Asia again

Just 13 years after the Asian Contagion, Eric Ellis questions whether the region's reforms would prevent another crisis

Thailand's perfect solution

BIG problems require big ideas to fix them and, in Asia, few problems are bigger than the red-yellow divide that bedevils Thailand

Thailand's finance minister Korn faces the ultimate stress test

Finance minister Korn Chatikavanij has steered the Thai economy successfully through huge political and social upheaval. But his long-term aim is to connect with Thailand's people, and not just its financial and business elite, to bring prosperity to the majority. Eric Ellis shadowed Korn as he travelled beyond Bangkok, examining the extent of the grassroots challenges Korn faces to effect meaningful change in a country ill-served by previous incumbents

Thailand: Korn Steps Out in Samut Sakorn

The slow-motion revolution

Thailand has been spared its Tiananmen moment but Thais now know what civil war looks like

Thailand's royal ill-health threatens to infect ASEAN

BARELY affected by the Atlantic financial crisis, ASEAN's regional economies are vaulting ahead and presenting sexy business opportunities for corporate Australia....but for all the neighbourhood's prospects and rising consumer classes, there remains a ticking time bomb lurking at its heart: Thailand.

 

Thais in a bind

Thailand has found much-needed stability under the Abhisit Government but maintaining it is a problem

From financial powerhouses to the houses of power

Former bankers are emerging as political leaders across a region that could desperately use the economic smarts of expert high-financiers, perhaps fixing the impact of mistakes made by colleagues elsewhere

Thailand's lesson For the West

The return of the old-school Thais

Eric Ellis meets the Wykehamist and the Old Etonian who head recession-hit Thailand’s new government, and asks whether foreign investors can have confidence in them

The perils of insulting King Bhumibol

Eric Ellis ponders the Thai monarch’s political role as an Australian writer is prosecuted for lèse majesté

Troubled Thailand

Abhisit Vejjajiva is the latest to lead Thailand in a tumultuous 12 months. Does he herald economic reform or simply a new round of governmental intrigue?

Thailand Looks for Return to Growth

IT WAS a simple act but, for Asia, an unusual one. But if it catches on, it could mark a new era for how economic policy is executed in coup-plagued Thailand

Singapore Stumbles

Is Ho Ching Losing Her Touch?

Islamist threat engulfs Thailand

THE leader of the Islamic Defenders Front of Indonesia is not a man to trifle with

Separatists warn tourists to stay away

TO THE foreign hedonists who patronise the resorts of Phuket, Krabi and Koh Samui in Thailand’s gorgeous south, the term Pulo might conjure images of lavish tropical fruits

The rise and rise of China is posing extreme economic challenges for Asian nations, and will continue to do so

Australia and Malaysia should be good friends. With Dr Mahathir gone, they may well soon be

Royal Returns

In a rare interview, Yos Euarchukiati tells how a benevolent monarchy is being rescued from old-world deals

Royal Rehab: Thailand's Crown Property Bureau gets a corporate makeover

Thailand's royals live off the income of the Crown Property Bureau, created in 1936 as the absolute monarchy evolved into a constitutional one

Thai Toy Fire Death Toll Rises As Clamour Grows Against 'Factory Fodder'

The Quiet Revolution

Thai PM Unsure of APEC'S Purpose

Thailand Remains A Crucial Regional Friend of Australia