Thailand is more worried about financial access than interest rates, the Finance Minister said on Thursday (May 16) after meeting with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor in a bid to find a way to …
NatureWorks secures funding for biopolymer facility in Thailand
Chemical manufacturing company NatureWorks has gained financial support from Thailand’s Krungthai Bank for its new fully integrated polylactic acid (PLA) manufacturing facility in the country. The …
Srettha highlights Thailand’s six advantages as investment destination
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told potential investors on Wednesday (May 15) that Thailand is extremely well-suited to being a hub for key industries including electrical vehicle (EV) and …
After 3 years in Thailand, I moved back to New York. It didn’t feel like home anymore, so I took off again.
While living in Thailand, Elizabeth Lavis was always craving comfort food from her town in New York. When she got back, she found her tastebuds had changed.
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy has died in a prison hospital.
Mushroom hunters stumble on stone carving — and make an ancient discovery in Thailand
A group of villagers in central Thailand walked to the edge of the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary, then stepped into the forested oasis. The sanctuary, part of four connected parks creating a wildlife …
Thailand could lose jobs with minimum wage hike, business lobby says
Just days after Labor Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn on May 1 announced the government would raise Thailand’s daily minimum wage to 400 baht ($10.88) by Oct. 1, key business organizations, including …
Surge in activist repression in Thailand, says Human Rights Watch
The organisation said it analysed 25 cases that took place in Thailand between 2014 and 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Thailand: ‘Swap Mart’ Targets Foreign Dissidents, Refugees
Click to expand Image Suspected Uyghurs are transported back to a detention facility in the town of Songkhla in southern Thailand, March 26, 2014. 2014 Andrew RC Marshall/Reuters Thai authorities are …
Gas demand in Thailand set to grow by almost 6% over next decade, despite strong renewables sector
Gas demand in Thailand is set to grow by 5.7% between now and 2035 despite domestic gas production and pipeline imports falling from 4-5 billion cubic feet a day (bcf/d) in the last decade to around 2 …