The Latest Breaking News from Thailand

The EU wants to champion “green agriculture” in Southeast Asia. But limited trade relations, regulatory nightmares, and distrust could stymie it.

About 161,000 Chinese tourists have entered Thailand since Beijing eased travel restrictions on Jan 8, with the total expected to reach 500,000 on May 1 and one million in August, authorities said on Friday.

Thailand will provide insurance for foreign tourists when tourism fees for international arrivals are imposed in June, deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Thursday.

The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is targeting 18.5 million Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) travellers this fiscal year with revenue recovering to over 50% of the level recorded before the pandemic.

The Commerce Ministry insists pressure on domestic manufacturers to raise product prices has declined as sales improve, the government issues stimulus measures, discount campaigns are organised nationwide by the ministry to reduce the cost of living, and a surge of foreign tourist arrivals drives economic activities.

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) and industrial estate developer Pinthong Industrial Park Plc (PIN) will spend 2 billion baht expanding a PIN-run industrial complex in Chon Buri to support industries under the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.

Although it will not lead to a no-confidence vote, the general debate in Thailand's parliament this week has further weakened the coalition government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, undermining its chances of re-election as the next general election looms. Among the many bombshell allegations of corruption, cronyism and sheer incompetence…

The Commerce Ministry says it wants Thailand to become one of the largest exporters in Asia by 2027.

A marine ecologist has warned about the sharp drop in the shark population in the waters of Thailand over the past decade.