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IN FOCUS: Should Southeast Asian countries ramp up defence spending?
Read more: IN FOCUS: Should Southeast Asian countries ramp up defence spending?The United States has called on Asia to increase defence spending in the face of what it deems the China “threat”.
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Commentary: As tariff deadline looms, can Southeast Asia strike a deal with the US?
Read more: Commentary: As tariff deadline looms, can Southeast Asia strike a deal with the US?The region is competing with the rest of the world – and with itself – to get the best possible deal in a near-impossible time frame, says political risk analyst Hasan Jafri.
Thailand
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Thailand expects diplomacy to replace fighting with Cambodia
Read more: Thailand expects diplomacy to replace fighting with CambodiaThailand now expects Cambodia to leave the battlefield and focus on diplomacy in restoring peace and settling differences between the two countries.
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Ceasefire holding, evacuees start returning home
Read more: Ceasefire holding, evacuees start returning homeEvacuees living in shelters in two northeastern border provinces started returning to their homes on Sunday as the temporary ceasefire signed by Thailand and Cambodia appeared to be holding.
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Fiscal 2025 collection to miss target
Read more: Fiscal 2025 collection to miss targetThe government’s revenue collection for fiscal 2025, which comes to a close at the end of this month, is expected to miss the state target.
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Thai homebuyers sue developer for fraud, over B300m damaged
Read more: Thai homebuyers sue developer for fraud, over B300m damagedMore than 20 people across Thailand petitioned the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Thursday, alleging they were defrauded by a major property developer who abandoned home construction projects despite having already collected large sums of money. The total damages were estimated at over 300 million baht.
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Private sector wants confidence, liquidity, stimulus from new PM
Read more: Private sector wants confidence, liquidity, stimulus from new PMPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday brought his economic ministers to meet the Thai Chamber of Commerce, which asked him in return to focus on confidence, liquidity and economic stimulus.
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IN FOCUS: Should Southeast Asian countries ramp up defence spending?
Read more: IN FOCUS: Should Southeast Asian countries ramp up defence spending?The United States has called on Asia to increase defence spending in the face of what it deems the China “threat”.
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Commentary: As tariff deadline looms, can Southeast Asia strike a deal with the US?
Read more: Commentary: As tariff deadline looms, can Southeast Asia strike a deal with the US?The region is competing with the rest of the world – and with itself – to get the best possible deal in a near-impossible time frame, says political risk analyst Hasan Jafri.
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Thailand dips in innovation index
Read more: Thailand dips in innovation indexThailand’s ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 dropped to 45th out of 139 economies from 41st last year, attributed to changes in the methodological framework, the rapid improvement of competitor economies, and declining rankings in some sub-indices.
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Thai pet food exports take the No.2 spot
Read more: Thai pet food exports take the No.2 spotThailand has become the world’s second-largest exporter of pet food, with shipments totalling US$2.68 billion in 2024, growth of 29% year-on-year, according to the Commerce Ministry.
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Red-shirt Jeng Dokjik, serial petitioner Srisuwan sentenced to jail for extortion
Read more: Red-shirt Jeng Dokjik, serial petitioner Srisuwan sentenced to jail for extortionFormer red-shirt activist Yoswaris Chuklom, alias “Jeng Dokjik”, has been sentenced to six years in prison and prolific petitioner Srisuwan Janya and three other accomplices to four years for the attempted extortion of the director-general of the Rice Department.