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Earlier this month, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its latest regional report showing another year of record-breaking increases in drug seizures made by countries in Southeast and East Asia, particularly of methamphetamine and ketamine -- both synthetic drugs produced and trafficked regionally for the past…

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Exam scandal raises questions about trust

The recent arrest of individuals accused of manipulating local government recruitment exams, resulting in damages exceeding 4.5 billion baht, has sent shockwaves throughout Thailand.

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Mainland SE Asia's shifting dynamics

To see how Thailand is really doing, one needs to be outside the country. On a recent work trip to Hanoi, I found it inescapable that Thailand continues to fall behind even as its leaders pretend otherwise. Given the last two decades of political instability and prolonged economic doldrums, this…

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Electric trucks held back by diesel dominance

Thailand may be unprepared to fully embrace electric trucks despite the growing popularity of battery-powered commercial vehicles, says UD Trucks (Thailand), a subsidiary of Japan's UD Trucks Corporation.

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Infrastructure fund to help finance rail buyback plan

The 200 billion baht the government plans to use to buy back the concessions of all electric train lines in Greater Bangkok is expected to come from two sources: the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand and fundraising through an infrastructure fund.

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Beauty market posts modest growth

Thailand's beauty market, particularly the plastic surgery and aesthetics sector, was valued at 75 billion baht in 2025, up 2.7% year-on-year, according to data from the TTB Economic Analysis Center.

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AgiBot sees Thailand as regional HQ

AgiBot, a Chinese embodied artificial intelligence (AI) and foundation-model company, is expanding into Thailand by establishing an Asia-Pacific sales office.

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New movies out this week: June 25-July 1

Five new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.

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Thailand seeks Chinese fugitive over illegal crypto mining

Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese businessman featured in a Reuters investigation ‌into transnational crypto-investment fraud, alleging he was part of a network that laundered money from scams and online gambling through illegal cryptocurrency mining.

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Hong Kong gangster jailed for forcing 2 Thai women into prostitution

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to a year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution, after they fell for job scams claiming to be hiring massage therapists and were trafficked from Thailand to the city in 2023.

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Cambodian reporters lose appeal against treason sentences

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 14-year prison sentences for two journalists convicted of treason for posting a photo taken in a military-restricted area after border clashes with Thailand.

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Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, who were accused of posting Facebook photos from a restricted military zone during last year’s border clashes with Thailand

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Value of Thai exports rises 10.6% in May

The dollar value of Thailand’s exports rose ‌10.6% in May from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, slightly lower than analysts’ ⁠expectations.

Bangkok Post

Thai investors go global via depositary receipts

Bualuang Securities (BLS) is accelerating the expansion of its private fund portfolio, aiming to increase assets under management (AUM) to 10 billion baht as rising demand for overseas investments drives strong growth in Thailand's depositary receipt (DR) market.

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Thailand data usage beats global average

Thailand's data consumption is expected to exceed the global average by 2031, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) applications, extended reality devices and video generation, says Ericsson.

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SCG warns industrial costs may stay high amid war

Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement producer and industrial conglomerate, has raised concerns that prolonged war in the Middle East could drive up global energy costs and disrupt raw material supplies, posing significant challenges to its operations.

Bangkok Post

BoT upgrades GDP growth forecast

The Bank of Thailand has upgraded its GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 2.3% from 1.5%, attributed to strong exports, government stimulus and easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

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Thailand's trade deficit isn't transitory

This article is intended to rebuke the Bank of Thailand (BoT) and those who believe Thailand's trade deficits are "transitory" and will return to a surplus once oil prices fall back to normal levels.

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CG Capital readies second Phuket mixed-use project

CG Capital Advisory Ltd, the private equity arm of Central Group, plans to launch its second mixed-use hotel and residential project in Phuket within two months, capitalising on strong demand on the island.

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Thai beverage demand hikes aluminium can sales

Thai Beverage Can Ltd (TBC), an aluminium can manufacturer, expects demand for beverage packaging to continue to grow, after reporting year-on-year sales growth of 37% in the first quarter amid global uncertainties.

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Science, innovation 'key to high-income status'

The framework for science research and innovation will be at the centre of Thailand's push to achieve the status of a high-income country in the next 12 years, says Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Yodchanan Wongsawat.

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Kings of Convenience coming to Bangkok

Music fans in Bangkok can look forward to an intimate year-end performance as the pop duo Kings of Convenience return to Thailand for Maho Rasop Series: Kings of Convenience by HAVE YOU HEARD?, on Dec 1 at SiamPic Hall.

The Economic Times

Travelling abroad a Fundamental Right: Delhi court permits accused to visit Thailand

A Delhi court has permitted an accused in a multi-crore bank loan fraud case to travel to Thailand for her children's summer vacation. The court emphasized that the right to travel abroad is a fundamental right, and the Enforcement Directorate failed to present evidence suggesting the accused would flee justice.…

The Guardian - UK

Dear You review – enjoyable Chinese romdram crosses generations as it tracks down a missing husband

Director Lan Hongchun’s family saga feels like a good old-fashioned novel as it goes in search of a man who has disappeared in Thailand

Bangkok Post

Chinese carmaker DFSK ramps up Southeast Asia drive

Chinese automaker DFSK is intensifying its push into Southeast Asia by rolling out new energy vehicles tailored for right-hand-drive (RHD) markets.

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