Thai authorities along the country’s northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military …
Myanmar air strikes send ethnic Karen fleeing to Thailand
About 3,000 villagers from territory in eastern Myanmar controlled by the Karen ethnic minority fled across the border to Thailand on Sunday after Myanmar military aircraft dropped bombs on a Karen …
Bank of Thailand wrestles with cryptocurrency adoption
The Bank of Thailand is wrestling with cryptocurrency – how to adopt its usage and how to regulate it in the face of growing popularity.
Is Thailand’s Full Moon Party over for good?
On a typical full moon night before the pandemic, Haad Rin beach on Thailand’s Koh Phangan island would be packed with partygoers. But the famed Full Moon Party was cancelled in March 2020. Here’s how …
‘Mismanaged plastic waste threatening key economic sectors’ in Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia
Less than a quarter of plastics available for recycling in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines are being recycled into valuable materials, a recent study found.
Police seeking extradition of 3 suspects from Thailand involved in GOF shooting
The Royal Malaysia Police is seeking the extradition of three Thais who are the main suspects in the attack on two members of the …
Vietnam open to receive new investment wave from Thailand
The COVID-19 pandemic and its severe consequences forced corporations to fasten the process of diversifying their investment to avoid overly dependent on one country, one partner. As a good example of …
Google supports digital aspirations in Thailand
Google Thailand stepped in to offer help. Jackie Wang, the first female country director of Google Thailand, is determined to provide digital features to support people struggling with the pandemic’s …
Indonesia’s Traveloka to expand fintech business into Thailand
Traveloka, Indonesia’s answer to travel booking website Expedia and one of the country’s unicorns — startups valued at more than $1 billion — has agreed to partner with a bank in Thailand to expand …
Thailand to lift tourist quarantine for popular beach island
Thailand on Friday announced plans for an experimental quarantine-free model in ultra-popular beach destination Phuket, as the kingdom attempts to resuscitate its pandemic-battered economy. Thailand’s …