Gender equality in Thailand is still lacking
In the run-up to International Women's Day on March 8, the Bangkok Post wrote in a recent editorial about the continuing serious lack of gender equality in Thailand.
Thailand appears to be losing the battle against the deep-rooted inequality between rich and poor, even under the new government. Despite Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's assurances to tackle poverty, experts are skeptical about the effectiveness of the proposed measures. They warn that purely economically driven policies will not reduce structural inequality in the country.
A recently released report from the World Bank shows how the number of people below the poverty line has increased from 5 to 7,2 percent in the past 9,8 years. The share of the national income of the 40% of the lowest incomes decreased.
Inequality in Thailand: the consequences and the necessary improvement
Thailand is in many ways an extremely unequal society, one of the most unequal in the world. This applies to income, property and power. What are the consequences and what can be done about it?
A shopper's paradise in Bangkok uses as much electricity as the entire province of Mae Hong Son
Sometimes I come across numbers that make me think. What do those numbers mean? What do they say about Thailand? Here are some figures about electricity use between different places in Thailand. And about income differences.
Thailand: Large income differences between rich and poor
After Russia and India, Thailand is the third country in the world with the largest income gap between rich and poor, according to an Oxfam report.