BANGKOK] Thailand will spend 18.5 billion baht (S$736 million) on stimulus measures to support the economy as it braces for the impact of US tariffs, and will compensate families of those who died in …
Five drug traffickers killed, 1.35 million meth pills seized in northern Thailand shootout
On August 2, 2025, five drug traffickers were killed in a shootout in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Soldiers intercepted the group near the Myanmar border, seizing 1.35 million meth pills. The area lies within the Golden Triangle,
Thai Airways Soars 134% on Stock Market Return, Plans 80 New Planes
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) officially resumed trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Monday, August 4, following its successful business rehabilitation. The stock …
Tourism Boom Fuels Thailand’s Property Market
Thailand’s flourishing tourism sector is propelling unprecedented levels of investment in the real estate market, particularly in residential-focused hospitality projects. A recent report by C9 …
Trump Sets 19% Tariff on Thailand, Cambodia After Peace Deal
The US set a 19% levy on imports from Thailand and Cambodia, lower than the 36% they originally faced, after President Donald Trump threatened to block trade deals with them unless they ended a deadly …
B.C.’s Cambodian community asking Ottawa to step in amidst conflict with Thailand
Members of BC’s Cambodian community held a rally on August 2nd, after days of deadly fighting between Cambodia and Thailand. The two countries have agreed to a ceasefire for now. But as Sohrab Sandhu reports,
Tropical Storm Wipha kills six in Thailand, over 230,000 affected
Heavy monsoon rains and landslides from Tropical Storm Wipha cause widespread flooding in Thailand, leaving six dead and over 230,000 affected.
Exclusive-Trump’s call broke deadlock in Thailand-Cambodia border crisis
First came a push from the Malaysian premier, then China reached out, but it was only after U.S. President Donald Trump called Thailand’s leader last week that Bangkok agreed to talks with Cambodia to …
US Made Trade Deals With Thailand and Cambodia, Lutnick Says
The US has reached trade agreements with Cambodia and Thailand, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, days after the Southeast Asian neighbors agreed to a ceasefire at President Donald Trump’s …
Trump Cuts Tariffs on Cambodia and Thailand to 19% After Border Ceasefire
The Thai and Cambodian tariffs were announced along with updated rates for 65 other countries, including punitive 40 percent tariffs on Laos and Myanmar.