A factory processing electronic waste is visited by police in Lat Krabang, outside Bangkok, Thailand. (Royal Thai Police via AP)
Politics

E-waste piles up in Thailand's landfills

Police seize tons of discarded electronics from overseas

21 June 2018
Investors wait and see as Thailand delays elections again. 
Economy

Thai business outlook weakest in ASEAN due to political instability

Further delay in election erodes investor confidence, report says

20 June 2018
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, at the funeral procession and royal cremation ceremony of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok in 2017.
Politics

Thai election faces delay as junta says 'coronation first'

Polls slated for February will be after royal ceremony

19 June 2018
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International relations

Thai military regime seeks political legitimacy in Europe

Despite diplomatic thaw, Prayuth unlikely to make much progress on free trade pact

19 June 2018
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn attends the annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony in Thailand in May.
Politics

Thai king becomes top shareholder of Siam Cement, Siam Commercial

Monarch to bring "all crown assets" under his name, dividends to be taxed

18 June 2018
Thai soldiers at a parade in January 2015. The military junta will have a total of up to 240 days from when King Maha Vajiralongkorn signs the new bill to hold a general election.
Politics

Thai election bill reaches king in step toward general election

Clock ticking for military junta but hurdles remain

18 June 2018
The leaders of Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos as well as an ASEAN official show they are united in their desire cut some of the strings that are often attached to foreign infrastructure loans.
Politics

Mekong nations get started on their own infrastructure fund

China intimates that it must be involved in the five countries' efforts

16 June 2018
Uttama Savanayana, Thailand’s minister of industry, speaks at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on June 12. He assured investors that the Eastern Economic Corridor project would continue following next year's election. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa) 
12 June 2018
Individually wrapped bananas draw criticism from environmental groups as being one of the many wasteful practices of retailers that contribute to Thailand's problem with pollution. (Photo by George Styllis)
Economy

Thailand falling behind in global battle with plastic waste

Dead whale brings packaging overuse and government inaction into focus

5 June 2018
A worker uses a blowtorch at the Nam Tha 1 hydroelectric dam construction site that is being built by a Chinese company in Laos.
International relations

Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence

The venture with Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos will start operation in 2019

4 June 2018
Lertviroj Kowattana, permanent secretary of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, dressed in a traditional costume, tosses grains of rice during the annual royal plowing ceremony in central Bangkok on May 14, 2018.
Commodities

Thai rice exports on their way to the 10m-ton mark

As countries pay more for the grain Thailand reaps a cascade of benefits

4 June 2018
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis addresses the Shangri La Dialogue on June 2. (Photo by Simon Roughneen).
International relations

US and China trade barbs over South China Sea island-building

Chinese general fires back at Mattis as Vietnam blasts recent militarization

2 June 2018
Passengers check in at Thai Airways counters at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Economy

Ailing Thai Airways picks new president after two-year search

Sumeth Damrongchaitham tasked with turning around the loss-making company

31 May 2018
Siam Cement Group is now the sole owner of what is to become Vietnam's first petrochemical complex. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Companies

Siam Cement takes over stalled $5.4bn Vietnam petrochemical project

Thai conglomerate now sees 2023 start to production at Long Son

31 May 2018
Police were called out in Bangkok on May 22 to confront demonstrators calling for elections.
Politics

Thai government resorts to charging dissenters with sedition

Prime minister campaigns for himself but evasive on election date

30 May 2018
Laem Chabang Port in the Eastern Economic Corridor, a special economic zone the government has established for the development of high-tech industries. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Politics

Thailand considers express visa issuance to lure foreign business

Junta to amend law to allow greater inflow of talent from overseas

28 May 2018
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International relations

Protectionism left out of APEC trade ministers' statement

Members call for 'removal of market-distorting subsidies'

26 May 2018
Anti-government protesters in Bangkok on May 22 confront police during a demonstration called to demand that the military government hold a general election by November.
Politics

Thai protesters surrender to police

On coup's fourth anniversary, hundreds gather to call for elections

22 May 2018
New CIA Director Gina Haspel with U.S. President Donald Trump after her swearing-in on Monday at Langley, the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Politics

As new CIA chief takes helm, torture questions in Thailand remain

Gina Haspel becomes first female director amid controversy over involvement at facility

22 May 2018
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Asia Insight

Asia's war on 'fake news' raises real fears for free speech

Governments walk fine line between fighting rumors and stifling dissent

22 May 2018
Passengers check in at Thai Airways counters at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Companies

Ailing Thai Airways picks new president after two-year search

Sumeth Damrongchaitham tasked with turning around the loss-making company

21 May 2018
From left, rising Thai political stars Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Varawut Silpa-archa and Parit Wacharasindhu (Photos by Hiroshi Kotani and Koji Nozawa)
Politics

Thailand's 'young bloods' vow to break old political cycle

Aspiring leaders are on the march as junta marks fourth anniversary

21 May 2018
The Thailand military is known to maintain cozy ties with powerful Thai-Chinese conglomerates.
Economy

Thai military moves to cement relations with big business

Serving officers are becoming directors of state enterprises and private companies

18 May 2018