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The selection of Thailand’s next central bank governor has become a focal point of public and market attention, as the decision holds profound implications for the nation’s economic direction.
As mass protests grow over her leaked call to Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces an even greater threat to her grip on power.
Thailand’s pesky border closure, intended as retaliation against Cambodia for no apparent reason, will inflict a huge cost on the Thai economy, many analysts have warned.
The tragic suicide of a 39-year-old teacher has sparked fierce debate over the Education Ministry’s failure to tackle punishing workloads and structural inefficiencies in Thailand’s state school system.
Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen has demonstrated a calculated and effective use of social media, engaging audiences with well-timed messages that appear designed to shift public focus.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra's future as Thai prime minister hangs by a thread after a leaked phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen inflamed a border dispute and sparked a political backlash.
Palang Pracharath and United Thai Nation (UTN), two parties that trace their origins to coup leader General Prayut Chan-o-cha, appear to be in terminal decline – the usual fate of political outfits created to preserve the influence of coup-makers.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is defying growing calls to quit after a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s former premier Hun Sen sparked suspicions that she is not serving Thailand’s interests.
The five-year-old Klatham Party has become increasingly attractive to serving and former MPs, attracting a string of lawmakers from both sides of the parliamentary divide.
Three years after Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis, experts and politicians agree urgent action is needed to curb damaging impacts from the weed boom.
The long-anticipated meeting of the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) is scheduled for June 14 in Phnom Penh, but the prospects of a breakthrough are bleak.
As many as 630,000 students are relying on the Student Loan Fund (SLF) for their studies this academic year – but this lifeline for their futures is hanging by a thread amid a deepening financial crisis.
