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Bangkok is gearing up to elect the city’s next Governor. With the election looming on Sunday, 28th June, candidates are racing against external pressures and the capital’s own deeply rooted challenges to become the person in charge. Thailand held a nationwide election in February, but the upcoming one is equally significant, and the stakes are high...

This week, Thailand is vowing to push ahead with its advanced technological ambitions, underscoring the recognition that the country risks falling behind if it fails to accelerate the adoption of deep tech.   Government Vows to Push Ahead with AI Passport   The government has been knee-deep in defending its 1.6 billion baht AI Pas...

Nikkei Inc. will host the inaugural Nikkei Asia Forum APAC 2026 in Bangkok on July 16, 2026, under the theme ‘Building a Robust Region for Sustainable Business Growth.’   The new regional forum is designed as a platform for business leaders, investors, policymakers, and experts from across the Asia-Pacific to exchange perspectives on the...

Thailand is trying to fast-track its way into the AI era with a 1.6 billion baht price tag.    Key point   From Access to Absorption A Big Project Demands a Bigger Question Thailand’s Position in the AI Race Lessons From FDI Mapping Thailand’s Priorities Beyond the AI Pass     The TH-...

Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati has passed away at the age of 47, the Royal Household Bureau announced on Friday morning. His Majesty the King has commanded royal funeral rites with the highest honors, and HRH will lie in state at the Grand Palace.   HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha had been hospitalized since De...

Talks of Artificial Intelligence have been at the heart of parliamentary debates in Thailand this past week, bookended by the heated debate over the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’s (DES) controversial 1.6 billion baht ‘TH-AI Passport’ project and its implications.   Key Point   Thailand as a Data Center Hub: Infr...

As the French capital prepares its transition to summer, warm light reflects off the cream stone of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the renowned art museum on the same grounds as the Louvre Palace. Guests from the blended worlds of politics and diplomatic service, arts and fashion, ascended towards the broad stone staircase into the main hall to mar...

Corruption at a Cost: Thailand’s Governance Problem   Amid goals to reposition itself within an increasingly complex and competitive world order, Thailand is on a challenging path to attract a new wave of investments across emerging verticals, free itself from the middle-income trap that has long caged its population, and finally pave the ...

In a world where global superpowers such as the United States and China are negotiating on matters of national interest, Thailand finds itself having to defend its own credibility and transparency while paving its way to create strategic value. As geopolitical uncertainties take center stage, countries such as Thailand must defend their credibility...

Landbridge, Thailand’s US$31 billion logistics megaproject, has been revived by the current government, amid the Strait of Hormuz closure and geopolitical conflict. These external shocks have handed the government a timely pretext to make a strong case for revival.   Key point   Geo-Political Crisis to Opportunity? The 90 ...