BANTEAY MEANCHEY, April 16, 2026 — A team of ASEAN observers has visited displaced Cambodian families in northwestern Cambodia, assessing living conditions while engaging in traditional cultural activities during the Nokor Sangkran (Khmer New Year). The ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) conducted field visits to temporary shelters in Svay Chek district,
BANGKOK, April 17, 2026 — Thai authorities have dismantled a large counterfeit monosodium glutamate (MSG) and seasoning powder operation in Bangkok, seizing goods worth nearly 2 million baht and arresting seven suspects, officials said. The joint operation by the Central Investigation Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration followed a
BANGKOK, April 16, 2026 — Thailand’s main opposition People’s Party is expected to appoint Veerayooth Kanchoochat as its new leader in a planned internal reshuffle later this month, according to a party source. Current leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut is widely expected to move into the role of secretary-general as the party
SINGAPORE, April 16, 2026 (Reuters) — Foreign investors are pulling money out of Thailand as rising global energy prices linked to tensions in the Middle East threaten to derail the country’s economic recovery, analysts said. The sell-off follows a surge in oil prices to near $100 per barrel, exposing Thailand’s
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s recent election victory could spell trouble for Thailand-Cambodia relations. His electoral success and subsequent policy statement proposing Thailand’s withdrawal from the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU 44) — a framework for bilateral negotiations over disputed maritime areas between Thailand and Cambodia — represent a deep
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a frontier of economic competition and national security. Global AI spending is projected to exceed USD 2 trillion by 2026, reflecting the rapidly expanding scale of investment in artificial intelligence technologies. Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan were among the first to
BANGKOK, April 17, 2026 — Civil society groups and lawmakers in Thailand are urging the government to fast-track a stalled bankruptcy reform bill aimed at helping small debtors, warning that delays could deepen financial hardship for millions. The proposal, backed by advocacy group Fair Finance Thailand, seeks to revive amendments
