Government offices and banks in Bangkok will close on Friday, Oct. 16, and civil servants in the capital will work from home on three other days next week as Thailand …
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Thailand and Singapore Deepen Ties at First Leaders’ Retreat in 11 Years
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hosted Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Bangkok on Wednesday for the fifth Singapore-Thailand Leaders’ Retreat, the first time the two countries have held the …
Thailand’s Parliament Reopens Thursday With Loan Decree, Budget Fight and No-Confidence Threat Ahead
Thailand’s House of Representatives returns to session on August 25 in Bangkok, opening a sitting that runs through December 22 and covers a Constitutional Court-approved emergency borrowing decree, the 2027 …
Thailand Plans to Shrink Public Workforce to 2 Million Under New Civil Service Overhaul
Thailand’s government is running a public consultation through August 5 on a plan to cut the country’s combined civil service, military, and police workforce from more than three million to …
Thailand Raises Pump Prices Even as It Moves to Cut Diesel Costs at the Refinery
Thailand’s energy regulators took two separate actions this week that pull fuel costs in opposite directions: retail pump prices rose by 90 satang per liter on Thursday, while a new …
Thailand’s Oil Lifeline Faces New Test as US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses
Thailand’s energy security faced renewed uncertainty this week after a ceasefire between the United States and Iran broke down, triggering a fresh round of strikes that pushed global oil prices …
Thailand’s High-Speed Rail Project Linking Three Airports Faces Termination Threat Ahead of July 15 Meeting
Thailand’s long-delayed high-speed rail project connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports could be terminated within weeks, as transport officials prepare to decide whether the CP Group-led consortium building the …
Thailand Sets Up Trade Task Force as U.S. Tightens Import Rules
Thailand is creating a 50-member trade task force in October to respond to new U.S. import regulations that threaten to overwhelm exporters with paperwork. The rules, which target transshipment — …








