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Cannabis entrepreneur embraces new Public Health regulations with ‘budtenders’ and medical support

Cannabis entrepreneur embraces new Public Health regulations with ‘budtenders’ and medical support

September 3, 2025

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Thai cannabis entrepreneur Tom Kreusophon embraces new health ministry regulations, highlighting trained budtenders, licensed dispensaries, telemedicine support and strict oversight that transforms the market into… Read More ›

Pichai and Pheu Thai plan a seismic shift in Thailand’s economy, one that directly impacts foreign expat residents

Pichai and Pheu Thai plan a seismic shift in Thailand’s economy, one that directly impacts foreign expat residents

August 29, 2025

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Thailand unveils sweeping economic reforms, including negative income tax, VAT changes and new foreign income rules to fight inequality, boost investment, modernise taxation and reshape… Read More ›

New boss at top Thai economic agency from October 1 at the same time as new Central Bank Governor

New boss at top Thai economic agency from October 1 at the same time as new Central Bank Governor

August 27, 2025

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Thailand faces a major economic shake-up as Ms. Onfa Vejjajiva takes charge of NESDC on October 1 alongside the new Bank of Thailand Governor, marking… Read More ›

Top Thammasat economist warns plan to import Sri Lankan migrant workers cannot replace Cambodians

Top Thammasat economist warns plan to import Sri Lankan migrant workers cannot replace Cambodians

August 26, 2025

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Top Thai economist warns government plan to import Sri Lankan labour cannot replace hundreds of thousands of fleeing Cambodians as border tensions spark shortages, halt… Read More ›

Netflix to make Bangkok its Asian content capital as it announces $200 million investment in Thailand

Netflix to make Bangkok its Asian content capital as it announces $200 million investment in Thailand

August 24, 2025

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Netflix makes Bangkok its Asian content capital with a $200M investment, boosting Thailand’s creative economy, generating jobs, attracting global productions, promoting local talent, and strengthening… Read More ›

Thai Postal service suspends parcel shipments from Thailand to United States over Trump tariff regime

Thai Postal service suspends parcel shipments from Thailand to United States over Trump tariff regime

August 23, 2025

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Thailand Post suspends all U.S. parcel deliveries as the de minimis exemption ends, joining China, Hong Kong and other global carriers scrambling to comply with… Read More ›

Printing money, allowing more liquidity and a cheaper baht may be the economic medicine Thailand needs

Printing money, allowing more liquidity and a cheaper baht may be the economic medicine Thailand needs

August 23, 2025

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Economy showed 3% growth in the first 6 months but faces falling tourism, weak exports and 13 months of shrinking bank lending. Economists urge printing… Read More ›

The rise of a new evil. Car pawning rings busted by the police fighting a new and appalling crime wave

The rise of a new evil. Car pawning rings busted by the police fighting a new and appalling crime wave

August 22, 2025

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Police smash car-pawning rings across Thailand as ruthless loan sharks exploit desperate borrowers, forcing them to pawn vehicles, charging sky-high interest, and leaving victims trapped… Read More ›

2nd Army chief warns Acting PM Cambodian regime cannot be trusted and that border must stay closed

2nd Army chief warns Acting PM Cambodian regime cannot be trusted and that border must stay closed

August 20, 2025

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Thailand’s 2nd Army chief warns Acting PM that Cambodian regime cannot be trusted, border must remain closed as Khmer troops found planting landmines. Thailand ramps… Read More ›

Thailand unveils Digital asset payment facility for tourists in test mode with big plans for the future of the system

Thailand unveils Digital asset payment facility for tourists in test mode with big plans for the future of the system

August 19, 2025

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Kingdom launches TouristDigiPay, a bold pilot letting foreign tourists convert digital assets into Thai baht in strict sandbox mode, with monthly limits, while officials say… Read More ›

Economy still holding its own with growth of 2.3% targeted. Faltering tourism and bad debts are threats

Economy still holding its own with growth of 2.3% targeted. Faltering tourism and bad debts are threats

August 19, 2025

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Thailand’s economy posts tentative recovery with a 2.3% growth target, fueled by export surge, but faltering tourism, rising bad loans, high household debt and structural… Read More ›

Tourist chiefs forge a key partnership with Poland and Polish LOT Airways to boost foreign tourism arrivals

Tourist chiefs forge a key partnership with Poland and Polish LOT Airways to boost foreign tourism arrivals

August 18, 2025

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Thailand targets Polish tourists with LOT Airlines partnership, aiming to boost high-spending European visitors. Bangkok seeks to become Southeast Asia’s key hub, while TAT drives… Read More ›

Thumbs up from economic gurus for 2027 Negative Income Tax plan. It’s a game-changer for progress

Thumbs up from economic gurus for 2027 Negative Income Tax plan. It’s a game-changer for progress

August 18, 2025

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Thailand’s 2027 negative income tax plan, backed by experts, aims to cut poverty, tackle inequality, modernise welfare, integrate the informal economy and give millions of… Read More ›

Budget bill passed by House in win for government. Chief whip now calls for police probe of ฿10M bribes

Budget bill passed by House in win for government. Chief whip now calls for police probe of ฿10M bribes

August 17, 2025

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Pheu Thai-led government wins passage of 2026 Budget Bill as Chief Whip calls for police probe into explosive claim that People’s Party MPs were offered… Read More ›

Huge economic change as Reverse Tax plan is being pushed by the Pheu Thai government as it battles on

Huge economic change as Reverse Tax plan is being pushed by the Pheu Thai government as it battles on

August 16, 2025

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Pheu Thai pushes a bold reverse tax plan as 60.8M residents and 600K businesses must file returns, allowing low-income households to receive payments, aiming to… Read More ›

Expert warns foreign tourism has become Thailand’s curse, fueling inertia and a widespread malaise

Expert warns foreign tourism has become Thailand’s curse, fueling inertia and a widespread malaise

August 12, 2025

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Thailand’s reliance on foreign tourism is now a curse, warns a Hong Kong bond analyst. It fuels corruption, instability and stagnation. Arrivals are down 6.56%,… Read More ›

Rate cut anticipated as outgoing Bank of Thailand governor attends last Monetary Policy Committee

Rate cut anticipated as outgoing Bank of Thailand governor attends last Monetary Policy Committee

August 12, 2025

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Outgoing Bank of Thailand governor’s final MPC meeting on August 13 may cut rates by 25bps to support the economy amid rising US tariffs, weaker… Read More ›

Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return

Flailing Hun Sen wages new war on his own nationals in Thailand by threatening them if they don’t return

August 11, 2025

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Hun Sen’s regime threatens Cambodian workers in Thailand with loss of citizenship and property if they don’t return. After losing 3,000 soldiers in fierce clashes… Read More ›

Conservatives behind plan to bring back General Prayut. Pheu Thai on Sunday insisted politics will hold

Conservatives behind plan to bring back General Prayut. Pheu Thai on Sunday insisted politics will hold

August 11, 2025

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Conservatives push to bring back General Prayut as incumbent Prime Minister Paetongtarn faces a court ruling and her father Thaksin battles legal troubles. Political tensions… Read More ›

Finance Ministry & central bank move to boost credit by shifting non-performing debt into asset firms

Finance Ministry & central bank move to boost credit by shifting non-performing debt into asset firms

August 10, 2025

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Thailand’s Finance Ministry and Bank of Thailand join forces to tackle rising private debt and non-performing loans. With US tariffs, tourism decline and Chinese dumping,… Read More ›

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