Thailand may lose an opportunity to increase digital economy investment, including in data centres, if it does not step up efforts to significantly increase its supply of clean power, says SET-listed Gunkul Engineering, an integrated clean energy developer.

According to China Trading Desk, Chinese outbound tourists are estimated to reach 155 million this year, a full resumption compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Demonstrations in Indonesia and a weakened Vietnamese dong could impact inbound arrivals to Thailand in the short term, though both markets are still projected to have high GDP growth and contain a large youth population deemed to have high potential.

Speculation is mounting over whether former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand to hear a court ruling on Tuesday, after a sudden diversion from Singapore to Dubai reignited suspicion among political opponents and commentators.

Tools for Humanity Thailand has decided to suspend the further expansion of its iris-scanning locations for two weeks as it seeks to address concerns that have arisen about the safety of biometric data.

Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from worsening heart problems and needs urgent medical attention, her son said on Friday, in an appeal for her immediate release from “cruel and life-threatening” custody.