Thailand

Philippine, Thai earnings among South-east Asia’s most affected by Iran war: Bloomberg data

Fuel hikes squeeze margins and consumer spending, risking transportation, tourism, retail and consumer sectors

Ranong province, Thailand—the planned site for a key section of the country’s proposed Southern Land Bridge project.

Thailand revives 1 trillion baht coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait

Investors remain cautious due to high costs, geopolitical sensitivities

Syn Pitarn Group has built a lending business around Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand, offering small loans ranging from 8,000 to 40,000 baht.

Millions-strong Myanmar diaspora fuels Thai market from craft beer to credit

The community spends over 221 billion baht a year, creating a new consumer market for the kingdom  

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati died on Thursday evening after her condition worsened.

Thai king’s eldest daughter dies, aged 47, after long illness: Royal Palace

She was hospitalised in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness caused by a heart condition

The government has launched a 176 billion baht consumer subsidy scheme to ease the cost of living.

Thai consumer confidence drops to lowest level in over three years in May

Bank of Thailand governor has forecast 2 % economic growth and 3% inflation this year

The shrimp industry accounts for roughly a fifth of Thailand’s seafood exports.

Thailand, Malaysia clash over seafood trade curbs

The row begins as Thailand steps up testing of Malaysian seabass shipments

The struggles of Thai farmers underscore the broader pressures weighing on South-east Asia’s second-largest economy, which has struggled with low growth.
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Thai farm debt crisis deepens in early test for Anutin’s government 

Government subsidy measures fall short as rising costs linked to Iran conflict worsen debt burden

Foreign investors have purchased about US$342 million of Thai bonds so far this quarter, reversing part of the roughly US$1 billion of net outflows recorded in March.

Thai long bonds draw funds with steepest curve in emerging Asia

Rate expectations for the Bank of Thailand are more dovish than those of most regional peer

Thailand is currently negotiating with Trump’s administration over tariff measures and is hoping to secure treatment comparable to other South-east Asian economies.

Thailand pushes EU free trade deal to reduce US reliance

Years of political instability have slowed the South-east Asian country’s trade agenda

The 76-year-old patriarch of the Shinawatra clan walked out of a Bangkok prison last month after serving eight months of a reduced sentence for corruption.

Thailand may seek Thaksin bankruptcy over 17.6 billion baht tax debt

The move follows a Supreme Court ruling late last year that found the tax assessment was lawful