The Thai Energy Ministry has announced that the country plans to develop its power transmission lines to become the electricity hub of the region. In this context, Thailand wants to source hydropower from Laos and sell it to Malaysia, Cambodia and Myanmar. Moreover,...
Thailand is currently facing its worst dengue outbreak in half a decade. According to of the Thai Department of Disease Control (DDC), in just the first half of this year 40,402 dengue cases had been reported in Thailand, 1.6 times higher than in the same period of...
The government of Thailand has laid out a plan to build a rail network linking the country to its neighbors. Thailand has already begun the construction of some routes and will keep calling bids for the project. The goal is to allow high-speed travel from Bangkok to...
The government of Thailand has set out plans to establish ‘special economic zones’ aimed at facilitating the industrial development of the defense sector of the country. The plans want to stimulate private-sector investment while introducing offset-like...
In May 2019, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced that it was awarded a USD 52 million contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) fleet of T-50TH Golden Eagle trainer jets to include enhanced sensor and countermeasure capabilities. The scope of the...
Thai authorities are in the process of preparing guidelines for new rules requiring foreigners aged 50 and above living in Thailand to buy health insurance from July onwards. The new regulations will require expats on a long-stay visa to have an insurance plan that...
A recent report from Krungsri Research estimates that Thai motorcycle production will increase by 2-4% to 2.10-2.15 million units in 2019, thanks to increasing demand coming from both the domestic and foreign markets. The sales volume in 2020 and 2021 will stay around...
On Environment Day, 5 June, Tesco Lotus and Central Group, two of the largest retail chains in Thailand, announced new measures to strengthen their commitment to reducing plastic use in their operations. The corporate affairs director of Tesco Lotus announced that the...
The Thai Board of Investment (BoI) announced that it will set up a special task force in order to facilitate investment from Japan and China, as these countries are expected to relocate their production bases to other markets like Thailand. In particular, Thailand...
Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES), together with CAT Telecom, kickstarted a new Government Data Center and Cloud Service (GDCC) project, aiming to provide a cloud service for use by government agencies. The GDCC project will provide Thai...
In May 2019 Thai metropolitan and provincial electricity authorities commenced a net metering scheme for residential PV installations with a generation capacity of up to 10 kW. The Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission will be in charge of evaluating...
Fraser and Neave (F&N), a Singapore-headquartered conglomerate with interests in food and beverage and real estate, bought the Starbucks Thailand coffee chain which has more than 370 outlets, in May 2019. F&N bought the chain through Coffee Concepts...
