The Thais, They are A-Changing
Changing Thai norms are threatening the business model of the country’s traditional, family-based political parties.
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Craig Keating
Former Senior Analyst, Australia’s Office of National Assessments (ONA)
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Thai politics: keeping your friends close, but your rivals closer
Following Thailand’s 14 May general election, second-placed Pheu Thai Party may yet have its eyes on leading Thailand’s next government, regardless of what it is telling the first-ranked Move Forward Party, writes Craig Keating.
Prayuth in Wonderland: Where the rules are made up and the truth doesn’t matter
The bottom line in a Thai court ruling to suspend Prayuth Chan-o-cha pending a review of the legitimacy of his leadership is that his authority and prospects for the 2023 general election have been harmed, writes Craig Keating.
Thailand’s agricultural policies: a hand out, not a hand up
In the final of a three-part series on the Thai economy, Craig Keating investigates the country’s inefficient agriculture sector and finds urgent reforms have stalled because of quick fixes like rice price subsidies.
School’s out: Thailand’s education and skills crisis
In the second of three articles on Thailand’s economic challenges, Craig Keating finds poor and declining education standards are threatening to exclude individual Thais — and the country — from Asia’s next wave of high-value jobs.