Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN considers including Europe in defense talks to enhance ties
Move comes as China's clout grows, global tensions spill into Southeast Asia
Thailand
Inflation
Thailand's consumer prices fall for fifth consecutive month
Negative inflation adds to PM Srettha's pressure on central bank
Automobiles
Tesla in talks for Thailand production facility, official says
Government has offered Tesla 100% green energy to run the factory
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Politics
Thai court acquits ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra in last pending case
Ruling clears hurdle for homecoming from self-exile
Property
China and Russia buyers flock to luxury homes in Southeast Asian resorts
Big projects underway in Thailand's Phuket, Vietnam's Danang
Transportation
Thailand aims to more than double capacity at main airport
PM Srettha says Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport will handle 150m passengers a year
Arts
Thai filmmaker switches to fiction to reveal migrant realities
Nontawat Numbenchapol's debut feature 'Doi Boy' explores illegal border crossings
Business deals
Thai finance group SCBX to buy Vietnam consumer lender for $850m
Home Credit Vietnam acquisition part of overseas push for Siam Bank parent
Finance
ASEAN banks' fat interest margins wane as Fed rate cuts loom
Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia anticipate rocky road in loan earnings
Defense
Thailand, U.S. launch biggest post-COVID Cobra Gold exercises
Drills to last into March and cover domains from sea to space
Materials
Siam Cement develops cost-effective hydrogen for green mobility
Company aims to build value chain for both EVs and hydrogen vehicles
Energy
Thailand and Cambodia revisit natural gas ambitions in disputed waters
Decades after first agreement, neighbors weigh joint development for energy security
Your Week in Asia
Cobra Gold military exercise, South Korean birth rate, India GDP
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Telecommunication
Thailand's True forecasts profitability less than 2 years after merger
Telco pledges $833m network upgrade amid service complaints
Arts
Thai environmental film festival goes international
'Changing Climate, Changing Lives' awards top prize to Japan's 'Miwatari'
Politics
Thai PM to keep pressing for rate cut, seeks central bank chief meeting
Srettha Thavisin has been at loggerheads with central bank over monetary policy
Aerospace & Defense Industries
Airbus, Boeing win fresh deals with Asian carriers despite supply woes
Taiwan's Starlux orders first freighters, Thai Airways inks nation's largest order
Automobiles
Thailand approves EV incentive program for commercial trucks, buses
Tax reduction measures aim to spur demand, reinforce status as regional hub
Interview
Bank of Thailand chief denies economy in 'crisis' as PM urges rate cut
Sethaput says monetary easing won't improve tourism spending or export demand
Politics
Thailand military 'spoilers' step on peace prospects in troubled south
Rebels and government sit down for talks on future of bloody ethnic conflict
Politics
Thai ex-PM Thaksin meets prosecutor on royal insult case
Government says further investigation needed into complaint by military
Economy
Thailand's 2023 GDP growth slows to 1.9% on weak exports
2024 growth forecast downgraded after worse-than-expected Q4 figures
Travel & Leisure
Elephant pants have Thailand debating soft power and copyrights
70% of country's elephant-patterned trousers found to be made in China
Politics
Former Thai PM Thaksin returns home after hospital discharge
Soft terms of confinement raise questions over possible special treatment
Datawatch
Aging Southeast Asia grapples with weak social safety nets
State pensions cover less than 30% of working-age population in some countries