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 …
Thailand faces meth trafficking surge after Myanmar coup
A village watchman trains his binoculars on a suspicious fishing boat — the first line of defence as Thailand braces for a fresh methamphetamine influx after a coup in neighbouring Myanmar. The …
First death after Covid-19 vaccine reported in Thailand, death not linked to vaccine, health official says
Thailand has reported its first death of a Covid-19 vaccine patient. An investigation has been launched by the Public Health Ministry.