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BANGKOK/HANOI/MANILA -- Bouncing back from pandemic-era losses, Thai Airways International and other Southeast Asian carriers are signing big aircraft purchase deals in a race to capture demand as tourists return to the region.
BANGKOK -- Thailand is gearing up for the final round of voting in its Senate election on Wednesday, capping a complex, weekslong process that could weaken the military's grip on political power.
BANGKOK -- Two years after Thailand legalized marijuana for medical purposes, the government is moving to recriminalize the drug due to widespread recreational use that has caused public health issues.
BANGKOK -- Major Thai gas station operator PTG Energy is retooling operations with the anticipated spread of electric vehicles, increasing coffee shops under its umbrella fivefold over the next three years and boosting the ratio of non-oil businesses in gross profit to 50%.
BANGKOK -- Thailand will apply as soon as this month to join the BRICS bloc of emerging nations, the government said on Tuesday, aiming to team up with other Global South countries in boosting its presence on the global stage.
BANGKOK -- Thailand will hold its first upper house election since a 2014 military coup next month, marking a milestone in the transition back to full civilian rule even as the economy sputters.
BANGKOK -- Thailand is stepping up the promotion of its traditional form of boxing, Muay Thai, to draw tourists and to counter Cambodia's claim that it is the actual birthplace of the martial art. The government plans to create a new visa for people coming to the Southeast Asian country to learn Muay Thai, and introduced the martial art in a recent multinational military exercise.
LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- Top financial officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Friday to promote the expansion of cross-border QR payments through compatible platforms.