The Big Story
Southeast Asia's plastic tidal wave: Imported trash swamps region
From Indonesia to Myanmar, China's 2018 import ban fed an already critical domestic waste problem
Travel & Leisure
Visitors to ASEAN hit 100m in 2023, 70% of pre-COVID level
Chinese-financed infrastructure drawing tourists to Laos, Cambodia
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Market Spotlight
Bank of Thailand ignores Srettha's pressure to cut interest rate
Central bank expects inflation to pick up, punts baht-weakening structural problems to government
Life
Innovative prostheses offer hope on Thai-Myanmar border
3D-printed replacement arms change lives amid raging conflict
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar resistance seizes border town; Thailand braces for refugees
KNU to take on administration of trading hub as Thai foreign minister visits
Automobiles
Thailand smiles at both Taiwan and China as it courts EV investment
Delta Electronics, BYD among companies betting on Southeast Asia's top auto producer
Automobiles
Thai car production faces tough year despite rising EV bookings
Troubled auto loans and imports from China plague domestic sales
Economy
Bank of Thailand keeps interest rate at 2.5%, defying PM Srettha
Government to fund $14bn digital wallet with fiscal budget, not loans
Myanmar Crisis
Thailand denies Myanmar officials took Myawaddy evacuation flight
Minister says plane carried documents, country can take 100,000 more refugees
Opinion
To revive investor interest, Thailand needs more than salesmanship
Structural reform needed to make country competitive with neighbors
International relations
Thailand taking the offensive over the origin of Muay Thai
Cambodia claims itself as the birthplace of the martial art
Automobiles
Chinese auto giants to sell hybrid, EV pickup trucks in Thailand
Electrification boom threatens Japan's grip on key market
Life
The fast life and slow exit of Thai showman Chuwit
Flamboyant public figure leaves sex, scandals and politics behind. Or does he?
Economy
Thailand inflation fell by 0.47% in March for its sixth straight drop
Negative streak could end if fuel subsidies elapse or decrease
Interview
Thai plastics maker Indorama shifts focus from M&A to reducing debt
Leading PET producer to boost capacity for recycled materials, CEO says
Opinion
Talks alone will not bring lasting peace to Thailand's deep south
To prove his intentions, Srettha must rein in legal cases against peaceful activists
Politics
Thai court accepts petition to disband Move Forward Party
Possible party dissolution looms and key members face banishment
Markets
Thai construction giant's shares plunge 30% after $29.5m loss
Italian-Thai Development pins hope for recovery on government budget
Crime
Thailand's low-key deportations to China latest scamdemic twist
Beijing-driven clampdown on Myanmar could force regional crime shift
Myanmar Crisis
Karen border force tilts away from Myanmar military regime
Group protecting turf in major crime center along Thai border, says expert
Special Reports
From India to Australia, Myanmar is flooding Asia with cheap meth
Myanmar conflict leads to growing supply and falling prices for deadly stimulant
Semiconductors
Sony opens $66m Thailand fab for driver-assist image sensors
Production expansion to create 2,000 jobs, including local engineer hires
Gender
Thailand's parliament approves same-sex marriage bill
Landmark proposal in Southeast Asia must be cleared by Senate, court and king
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Automobiles
EV makers offer deep discounts as Thai auto market weakens
Oversupply and feeble demand hint at a coming price war
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