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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, President, Asian Institute of Technology from The Report: Thailand 2014
Articles & Analysis | Looking further afield: Opportunities abroad are increasingly attracting Thai energy companies from The Report: Thailand 2014
Thai energy companies – utilities and oil companies alike – have been making significant and aggressive moves outside of Thailand’s borders. This activity has been driven by a number of reasons, the simplest being that it is becoming increasing difficult to work at home. Companies are facing growing environmental restrictions and activism, and...
Articles & Analysis | Irrepressible: Visitor numbers keep overtaking forecasts, despite recent unrest from The Report: Thailand 2014
Setting targets for the tourism industry in Thailand has become a pleasing conundrum, with the forecasts seemingly fated to be bettered by the facts. The original goal of 24.3m for total visitors in 2013 represented an increase of 2m over 2012. When it became clear that the target was too low, a new one of 26.1m was set. Even the second number...
Articles & Analysis | Cloudy past, bright future: The adoption of cloud services is taking off from The Report: Thailand 2014
Cloud computing has not been the most popular of technologies in Thailand. Developers, for example, are much more interested in working on Android projects than cloud ones, according to a survey carried out by the IMC Institute, which conducts research on information and communications technology (ICT) markets and policy in Thailand. However,...
Articles & Analysis | Feeding the roots: Even as political unrest holds back sales, the retail sector is investing from The Report: Thailand 2014
The Thai retail sector is a study in contrasts. On the one hand, it is suffering acutely as the political protests drag on and consumer spending and confidence continue to fall. Investors are worried about the country’s economic future, in the near term at the very least, and are holding their breath and their money. On the other, Thailand is...
Articles & Analysis | Depth of field: The state grants incentives to boost standards and draw business from The Report: Thailand 2014
In 2012 the Thai government, via the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), adopted a policy package aimed at turning the country into a global medical hub. This meant playing to the country’s obvious strengths – leveraging its current reputation both for high-quality medical services and for health and wellness treatments. Alongside this, the policy...