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The ruling effectively wipes out the votes of 14 million people who had hoped for sweeping changes to one of Asia’s least equal societies; stubs out the political career of party frontman Pita Limjaroenrat and nudges Thailand deeper into political and economic crisis.
Scattered across Southeast Asia, Bangladesh’s migrant workforce on Tuesday hailed the abrupt end of the Sheikh Hasina era, after 15 years which saw economic growth pour money into the pockets of tycoons yet exclude millions of the poorest who have been forced to seek work overseas.
The spectacular downfall of Sheikh Hasina after 15 years helming Bangladesh followed weeks of student protests which saw hundreds killed and chaos rip across the country.
Riots by far-right mobs whipped up by misinformation and festering anger at immigration are sweeping across the United Kingdom, bringing fresh jeopardy to the Vietnamese and other Asian migrants trying to reach the country in their thousands each year.
Pushed by the perceived conservatism of Buddhism and pulled by fun and fashion, many younger Thais are turning to new pop rituals to express their personal beliefs, including finding an unlikely “sacred” emblem in the monstrous form of the Labubu doll created by Chinese toy company Pop Mart.
On Wednesday, Thai forensic police will attempt to unravel the disturbing case, which unfolded in the five-star Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, a popular destination for upscale tourists, celebrities, and dignitaries. According to authorities, the six Vietnamese victims – three men and three women, two of whom also held American passports – had been dead for roughly 24 hours before a maid stumbled upon the grisly scene on Tuesday afternoon.
By 2050, the Asia-Pacific will be home to 1.3 billion people aged 60 and older – a staggering one in four of the population, according to United Nations projections. Southeast Asia is forecast to bear the brunt of this demographic shift, with over 170 million elderly accounting for 22 per cent of the region’s people.
EV sales in Southeast Asia are expected to hit between US$80 billion and US$100 billion by 2035, from about US$2 billion in 2021, according to a January report by EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting arm of Ernst & Young.