Thailand’s soft power strategy eyes tech and regulatory overhaul

[ad_1] Photo: rockresearch.com Thailand’s soft power is set to receive a significant boost, with creative content experts advocating for the removal of obsolete regulations and the incorporation of cutting-edge technology.…

Thailand’s finance ministry drops plan for financial transaction tax

[ad_1] Picture courtesy of Thai PBS World. Paopoom Rojanasakul, secretary to the finance minister, announced a reversal from the Finance Ministry’s initial plan to impose a financial transaction tax. This…

Thailand’s new PM meets Tesla chief Musk in New York

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday (Sep 21) he met with Tesla chief Elon Musk in New York, where they discussed the electric vehicle industry.…

Thailand’s Weed Industry Is Poised to Grow Fast

[ad_1] In Bangkok these days, it’s hard not to notice the weed dispensaries catering to tourists that have multiplied since the government decriminalized the drug last year. Many of them…

Thailand’s next prime minister Srettha Thavisin has crypto history

[ad_1] On Aug. 22, Thailand’s parliament elected real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin as the country’s next prime minister. Thavisin is best known as the former president and CEO of Sansiri, one…

Exclusive: Thailand’s KBank in talks to buy Vietnam lender in up to $1 bln deal – sources

[ad_1] The headquarters of Kasikorn Bank are pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HANOI/SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Thailand’s second-biggest lender Kasikornbank (KBANK.BK)…

Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile | The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News

[ad_1] Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile and was immediately jailed, just hours before his party’s candidate was elected prime minister.…

Thailand’s divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years in exile

[ad_1] BANGKOK — Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face possible criminal penalties on the same day that a party…

Business is out of patience with Thailand’s political mess

[ad_1] Pavida Pananond is a professor of international business strategy at the Thammasat Business School of Thammasat University in Bangkok. Continuing delays in the formation of Thailand’s next government pose…

Thailand’s Dusit aims to double hotels to 100 worldwide by 2025

[ad_1] BANGKOK — Thai hotel chain Dusit International is set for a massive expansion in China, India and Japan, seeking to double its hotels worldwide to around 100 by 2025 as global…