The Latest Breaking News from Thailand

More than 160,000 migrant workers will be brought into Thailand without requiring quarantine courtesy of a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a bid to stem illegal border crossers searching for employment, according to the Labour Ministry.

A four-day workweek sounds pleasing to many and has gained traction in some fields as employees are hesitant to head back to the office. However, industry analysts and executives in Thailand are sceptical of a permanent shift in the nation.

Frasers Property Holdings (Thailand), owned by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi's youngest son Panote, plans to continue with mixed-use developments after completion of the massive One Bangkok.

Event returns for first time in many years on Sunday as city appoints governor vocal in supporting LGBT community

Society Pass Inc (NASDAQ:SOPA) has acquired Singapore-based Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd, a leading next-generation Web3-enabled MVNO. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. Gorilla offers a full suite of mobile communication services like local calls, international roaming, data, and SMS texting. Gorilla enables its customers to convert unused mobile data into digital…

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) replaced Lazada Group CEO Chun Li with the head of its Thailand business, signifying brewing competition in Southeast Asia, Bloomberg reports. Lazada's new leader James Dong was also a one-time business assistant to Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang before joining Lazada as its CEO for Thailand in 2018. In…

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) on Thursday announced the list of 23 national team players for the AFC Asian Cup qualifying tournament in Uzbekistan.

Four companies -- two of which are Thai -- are interested in participating in an auction for new petroleum exploration and production licences in the Gulf of Thailand, part of the state's efforts to increase domestic gas supply, says the Department of Mineral Fuels (DMF).

In any respectable democratic system, a winning poll candidate who secured an overall majority of electoral support would take office with the earliest effect. Not in Thailand. When Chadchart Sittipunt trounced 29 rivals by gathering 1.38 million or 51% of the votes cast in Bangkok's gubernatorial election on May 22,…

The feud over an online campaign calling for Thai numerals to be scrapped in official documents isn't just about pragmatism -- it is a clash between the two ideologies which underpin Thai society.

The government's planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), reported on May 23 Thailand's unemployment rate dropped in the first quarter to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, boosted by higher employment in both the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, as the economy gradually recovers.