Forestias, a large development in Samut Prakan just outside Bangkok, will offer retail, residential and hotel space. (Image courtesy of Foster + Partners)
Property

Bangkok set for $14bn redevelopment spree led by top conglomerates

TCC, Central Group back projects to make Thai capital a bigger destination

15 September 2023
Stalls for DTAC and its competitor AIS at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand on Sept. 13. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Business Spotlight

Norwegian telecom giant Telenor fights to defend its ground in Asia

Telenor targets digital services after Thailand, Malaysia mergers and Myanmar loss

15 September 2023
A vendor sells rice at a store in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Aug. 14. Countries everywhere are scrambling to secure rice after a partial ban on exports by India cut supplies by roughly a fifth.
Commodities

Asia's rice squeeze after India export ban: 4 things to know

Market turmoil, government action, inflation jitters follow supply fears

14 September 2023
Tourists visit the Grand Palace, one of the top tourist spots in Bangkok, in January.
Economy

Thailand to waive tourist visas for Chinese to boost economy

New government pins hopes on visitors during year-end high season

13 September 2023
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks on policy in the legislature in Bangkok on Sept. 11.
Politics

Thailand PM Srettha commits to $280 handout to kick-start economy

Policy address identifies quick wins but stays vague on structural problems

11 September 2023
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin appears at Government House after a royal audience ceremony to swear the oath of allegiance in Bangkok on Sept. 5. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Your Week in Asia

Thai PM's policy speech, Apple's new products, Belt and Road summit

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

10 September 2023
F&N has produced and sold ThaiBev's Chang beer in Myanmar since 2019. (Photo by Nikkei)
Myanmar Crisis

In Myanmar, Chinese and Thai companies fill economic vacuum

As Western businesses exit country, investments come from friendly nations

10 September 2023
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Arts

Photographer James Nachtwey's stunning retrospective comes to Asia

'Memoria' depicts lifetime of bearing witness to wars, disasters and the human condition

10 September 2023
Nga Surachai Chanthimathon, founder of legendary Thai protest rock band Caravan, performs during his 75th birthday concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre on May 7. (Photo by Yumi Kajiwara)
Arts

Thai protest rocker 'Nga Caravan' celebrated at last

His band provided soundtrack for 1970s students fighting military government

7 September 2023
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, seated at center, and the cabinet of his new government pose in dress uniform. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Thailand's coalition cabinet stresses national unity in first meeting

New PM Srettha Thavisin pledges to focus on economic policies

7 September 2023
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat with supporters in Bangkok on July 9: The party and the new Thailand it stands for are seen as the greatest threats to the establishment.
Opinion

Thaksin no longer scares Thailand's establishment

Ex-prime minister's return and pardon accepted as price of keeping reform at bay

6 September 2023
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin appears at Government House after a royal audience ceremony to swear the oath of allegiance in Bangkok on Sept. 5. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

Thailand cabinet sworn in, revealing Pheu Thai's horse trading

Srettha's party to handle defense, economy but gives prized posts to conservatives

5 September 2023
Durian traders and exporters worry that dry conditions brought by the the El Nino weather pattern could curb output of the spiky-shelled fruit. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Agriculture

China slowdown, El Nino cloud future for Thai durian exports

Deliveries to world's No. 2 economy surge due to China-Laos high-speed railway

2 September 2023
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, center, flanked by son Panthongtae Shinawatra and daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, arrives in Bangkok on Aug. 22 after years of self-imposed exile.
Politics

Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin requests royal pardon

Influential former leader faces 8-year sentence after returning from self-exile

31 August 2023
About two-thirds of Thailand's parliament voted on Aug. 22 for Pheu Thai's Srettha Thavisin, left, to become the next prime minister as Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the country the same day. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi)
Comment

Thailand grand coalition marks calculated about-face for Pheu Thai

Thaksin's party regains power by abandoning pledge to shun pro-military rivals

30 August 2023
Sandbanks in the Mekong River in Nakon Phanom province, Thailand surface due to unusually low water levels in 2019.
Opinion

New Thai government must show more responsibility with the Mekong

Power production has been prioritized without consideration of area residents

29 August 2023
Siam Cement Group is delaying the initial public offering of its spinoff SCG Chemicals until Oct. 4.
IPO

SCG Chemicals adds to Thailand's IPO listing delays

Companies wait for better conditions in rough year for Bangkok bourse

29 August 2023
New Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's Pheu Thai Party carried much of the fertile northeast in this year's election, but Move Forward's inroads raise the pressure to follow through on lofty economic promises. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Getty Images)
Asia Insight

Thai PM Srettha faces pivotal test over pledges to party heartland

Pheu Thai promised northeasterners hefty handouts and better days; can it deliver?

29 August 2023
The old and the new: Thailand's Central Group aims to take its convenience stores to the next level after rebranding FamilyMart. (Source photos by Kenya Akama)
Retail

Thailand's Central Group goes own way after FamilyMart exit

Top retailer seeks fresh start with Tops Daily convenience stores

28 August 2023
Dusit's Asai Kyoto Shijo hotel was built to encourage interaction between locals and tourists. (Photo by Hirotaka Tamaoka)
Travel & Leisure

Thai hotel in Kyoto seeks ties with community in tourism hot spot

Cafe and activities open to public aim to bring residents and visitors together

28 August 2023
Isuzu will base its new electric pickup on its flagship D-Max. (Image courtesy of the company)
Automobiles

Isuzu to sell electric pickup in Thailand as soon as 2025

Move comes as Chinese automakers gain ground in country's EV market

26 August 2023
Supporters of a British activist facing defamation charges gather at Bangkok South Criminal Court in 2016: Thai companies have filed SLAPP cases to intimidate human rights activists. 
Opinion

Thai companies should not be able to jail their critics

Activist faces possible 42-year sentence over tweets about working conditions

25 August 2023
Thailand's new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, speaks to reporters at the Pheu Thai Party's headquarters in Bangkok on Aug. 24. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Thai election

Thailand political transition begins as Srettha meets Prayuth

Pheu Thai lays claim to foreign, health and finance ministries

24 August 2023
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat reacts as lawmakers vote for a second time for a new prime minister, at the parliament in Bangkok on July 19. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Comment

The real winners and losers of Thailand's political drama

Broad coalition put populists and reformers on clashing paths

24 August 2023
Bangkok at sunset. Proponents of nuclear power see it as a clean alterative for energy-hungry Thailand.
Energy

Thailand's nuclear power debate heats up as U.S., China build SMRs

Reactors have support from business community but public remains ambivalent

24 August 2023