A lot of gloom and doom is priced into Thai equities. The iShares MSCI Thailand exchange-traded fund has lost 30% over the past year.
French woman in Thailand may have acquired virus locally
Health officials in Thailand say a French woman on the resort island of Samui has tested positive for the coronavirus and probably acquired it after arriving in Thailand in what could be one of few ca …
Thai Protests Inspire Online Calls for Change Next Door in Laos
As anti-government protests gather momentum within Thailand, demonstrators’ savvy social media tactics are inspiring similar calls in other parts of Southeast Asia, most notably in neighboring Laos.
Border Trade Authorities Wary of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Second Wave
Since a recent spike in infections, border authorities in China and Thailand have tightened restrictions on trade with Myanmar.
Deal with Thailand’s Krungsri raises P1.53B for Security Bank
Lender Security Bank has generated P1.53 billion from the sale of a 50-percent stake in consumer finance arm, SB Finance Co., to Bank of Ayudhya or the Krungsri group of Thailand. But beyond the …
Thailand protest: Why young activists are embracing Hong Kong’s tactics
From helmets and gas masks to flashmobs and hand signals, Thailand’s student-led movement is drawing on the experience of Hong Kong’s young activists in its own fight for change. Here are three echoes …
Vacationers on cruise ships will be allowed to disembark in Thailand, CCSA says
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday resolved to allow foreigners to disembark luxury cruise liners that drop anchor in Thailand, the centre’s spokesman Dr Taweesin …
The protests in Thailand are making history
A public statement of this magnitude questioning the monarchy had not been heard in Thailand since the 1930s, when a group of young bureaucrats, who the young protesters today see as an inspiration, …
Rival rallies in Thailand as court U-turns on media shutdown
Thousands of rival demonstrators gathered across protest-hit Thailand on Wednesday, after a court overturned a ruling to shut down media seen as critical of the government.
Bangkok protests continue apace — is Thailand the next Hong Kong?
There are strong similarities between the Thai and Hong Kong protests, and not just with youth borrowing tactics from the city-state’s protest movement.