. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Friday said, Thailand is “highly likely” to seek membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) but would...
. . BANGKOK – Historically, Thailand has been one of Washington’s staunchest military allies in Southeast Asia and could have expected to see that relationship blossom...
. . YUNNAN – The Mekong River has always been an important trade route between Western China and Southeast Asia flowing through six different countries. Now...
. . MAE SOT – For a great deal of the previous century, the Thai border town of Mae Sot in Northern Thailand stood on one...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s military government announced subsidies worth $1.3 billion Tuesday to appease disgruntled farmers who have threatened protests as commodity prices and exports hit...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s history of military coups has made policymakers too focused on political stability rather than foreign investment, according to a panel of...
. . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday, Thailand still has until 2017 before reaching a decision on whether to become a member...
. . The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, aiming to support economic development programs mainly in countries along...
. . BANGKOK – The Thai government rolled out another economic stimulus package to stimulate economic growth, recently forecasted as low as 2.5% for 2015. One...
. . Japanese auto makers and some of its electronics firms, as well as apparel makers with factories in Vietnam, stand to benefit from the sweeping...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s new economics guru, Somkid Jatusripitak, is trying to turn around one of the region’s worst performers, offering some 136 billion baht...
. . KHON KAEN – The rural heartland of Thailand’s deposed leader Yingluck Shinawatra and her exiled billionaire brother Thaksin is hurting as a result of...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Ministry of information and Communication Technology has defended its proposed single internet gateway amid outcry by hundreds of thousands of users...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s central bank cut its economic growth forecast for this year for the third time this year as the economy continues to...
. . BANGKOK – General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s ruling military junta is proving to be as clueless about economic policy as it is disdainful for the rights...
. . BANGKOK – Facebook Inc opened its first office in Thailand Thursday as the social network company expanded its footprint in Asia, its fastest-growing region....
. . BANGKOK – After taking power nearly 16 months ago, Thai coup leaders sought to banish all traces of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra from public life. It’s...
. . LONDON – Concerns over the world’s major emerging economies, and in particular China, are growing as financial investors reassess the outlook for global growth,...
. . BANGKOK – According to a poll result of the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thai households have an average debt of 248,004 baht...
. . BANGKOK – Outgoing Deputy Prime Minister M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula told the media before the official announcement of the new cabinet that he would not accept...