Positioning Thailand as a “Middle Path” leader for a New Tourism Era
THE world is entering a dangerous and risky period of instability and insecurity. The rules-based order is eroding. Conflicts and geopolitical tensions have weakened international trust and highlighted the limits of traditional power leadership. Under the Trump presidency, the United States has squandered its strategic advantage and lost the moral high […]
Read MoreMore Bangkok residents now opting for second-hand housing
A CLEAR shift has emerged in the Bangkok property market with residents increasingly opting for second-hand housing as reflected in a 1.5-fold increase in this segment’s transfer value, from 27% in 2020 to 38% in 2025, PPTVHD36 said today (Feb. 25). Research by Krungthai Compass shows that there are three key factors driving second-hand […]
Read MoreAs the next crisis looms, Travel & Tourism faces a failure of leadership
IN MY 45 years of reporting on Thai, Asean and Asia-Pacific Travel & Tourism, I have covered multiple crises. Three of the most devastating were the 1997 financial crisis, the 2004 tsunami and the 2020-2022 Covid pandemic. Each left a swathe of destruction, with Travel & Tourism being particularly badly hit. […]
Read MoreUS Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs boosts global economic growth: Academic
THE US Supreme Court ruling that a law President Donald Trump relied on to impose tariffs does not authorise the president to do so will have a positive impact on global economic growth in terms of the volume and value of world trade with Asian economies, including Thailand, benefiting, a respected Thai academic said […]
Read MoreUS Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffs boosts global economic growth: Academic
THE US Supreme Court ruling that a law President Donald Trump relied on to impose tariffs does not authorise the president to do so will have a positive impact on global economic growth in terms of the volume and value of world trade with Asian economies, including Thailand, benefiting, a respected Thai academic said […]
Read MoreDomestic sales of pickup trucks seen plunging to lowest level in over two decades
Research by ttb analytics and published by PPTVHD36 AUTOMAKERS are facing a sharp slide in domestic sales of pickup trucks this year with the expected total of 171,000 units being a 24-year low and a contraction of 7% year-on-year, PPTVHD36 said yesterday (Jan. 22). ttb analytics, an economic analysis centre, said the drop in […]
Read MoreIsraeli visitors to Thailand plummet as ‘Unwelcome’ signs come out
THE Israel-Palestine conflict has had a direct impact on visitor arrivals from Israel to Thailand in 2025 and will impact Thai travel & tourism well into 2026 and beyond. Visitor arrivals from Israel to Thailand plunged from 45,182 in Sept. 2025 to 28,773 in November 2025, just a little higher than 26,797 visitors in […]
Read MoreThais affected by risk of country becoming ‘global money laundering hub’
By Thai Rath Money WITH Thailand now facing a risk of becoming a global money laundering hub due to multiple loopholes that facilitate the flow of grey money this inevitably impacts the economy and national confidence with ordinary Thais directly and indirectly vulnerable to this gray money cycle. The following are the key ways […]
Read MoreThailand was the turning point where ‘Nobody’s Girl’ went from victim to warrior
“NOBODY’S GIRL” Virginia Roberts Giuffre found love, freedom and healing in Thailand. Although media coverage of her tell-all biography has been dominated by her contacts with the now defrocked prince Andrew and an Israeli former Prime Minister, it contains two heart-warming chapters narrating how she met her future husband in Chiang […]
Read MoreWhere are Thailand’s rare-earth elements that US seeks found?
Analysis by Naewna newspaper AMID heavy international focus on rare-earth elements (REE) with the US rapidly rebuilding its supply chain in a move to end decades of dependence on China as tensions between the two powers persist despite a temporary trade truce, there is strong public interest about this within Thailand. This followed the […]
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