Thailand
A tourism and manufacturing economy navigating a slow-moving succession question the law won’t let anyone discuss openly.
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Sep- 2026 -27 SeptemberEarth
Bangkok’s fifty districts flooded as pumps race the next storm
With 330 millimetres of rain overwhelming drainage in 48 hours, the city's pumping stations at maximum capacity estimate two to three days to clear main roads—if no further heavy rain…
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22 SeptemberSociety
Cambodia’s scam crackdown leaves the money trail untouched
US lawmakers estimate scam profits reached 60 percent of Cambodia's GDP, but frozen assets and compound raids leave politically connected beneficiaries largely unexamined.
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13 SeptemberCapital
Thailand caps daily stablecoin transfers at $151,000 per customer
The Securities and Exchange Commission's draft rules, open for comment until September 25, would require ownership verification and impose bank-style controls on private-wallet flows—a model other Asian regulators may follow.
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11 SeptemberLife & Health
Thailand halted 49 data centres after finding unlicensed diesel fuel
Inspectors discovered over 200,000 litres of diesel stored without a permit at a Bangkok facility, exposing how data centres had been approved as generic warehouses rather than regulated infrastructure.
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8 SeptemberSociety
Five thousand sailors landed in Pattaya. The rust stayed on the ship.
The USS Abraham Lincoln's record 286-day deployment exposed the strain on U.S. carrier crews and Thailand's dependence on volatile foreign spending surges.
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7 SeptemberCompass
Thailand just made itself harder to visit. Here’s what changed.
A new deportation regulation effective August 28 gives the interior minister broad power to banish any foreigner for conduct deemed contrary to public order—no conviction required—while visa-exempt stays for Western…
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6 SeptemberPower
Thailand’s peace talks face hardline veto as 78 coordinated attacks erupt
Over a weekend in August 2026, suspected separatists struck across Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani with arson, bombs, and sabotage, injuring three and forcing curfews just as Bangkok prepared to restart…
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5 SeptemberTech & AI
Thailand froze 49 data centres to write rules AI outpaced
A newly formed committee has one month to draft nationwide standards for power, water, and environmental safeguards after developers applied for nearly 20,000 megawatts—roughly Thailand's entire current electricity demand.
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2 SeptemberSociety
The Used returns to Bangkok for a new emo festival this November
The American rock band headlines NOWHERE DISTRICT on 22 November, marking its only Asian tour stop this fall and testing whether Thailand's emo revival can sustain mid-scale festivals.
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Aug- 2026 -26 AugustTech & AI
China’s first private satellite export to Southeast Asia comes with hidden legal strings
GalaxySpace delivered Thailand's GISTDA a complete ground station and CubeSat system on August 25, but the infrastructure sits under China's National Intelligence Law, which legally obligates the company to assist…
