Thailand economy

Late last week, a drug control committee approved a proposal to relist the drug as a narcotic by the end of the year.

The factory is the Chinese automaker's first in Southeast Asia, where it already dominates the fast-growing market for electric vehicles.

Three high-profile political court cases threaten to push the country into a new cycle of domestic political conflict.

The country's shrinking workforce is primarily a problem for consumption, not production.

Bangkok says that membership would help boost the country's global economic and political profile.

The economic rationale of the Bank of Thailand, and the political incentives of the current government, have been at odds since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's government has struggled to fund its massive "digital wallet" stimulus program.

Srettha Thavisin is acting as a roving economic salesman on state visits to France and Germany this week.

Chinese automakers have succeeded in the Thai market by adopting comprehensive localization strategies.

The two countries have agreed to promote investment in areas such as fisheries, food processing, tourism, and green energy.

There is still a lack of clarity about the government's plans to take out foreign loans to fund the $14.3 billion scheme.

The move extends makes and permanent a temporary visa waiver that the Thai government introduced in September.