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Thais, other visitors to Japan will have to apply for immigration approval
Published on 27/02/2026
» Visitors to Japan, including Thai nationals, will be required to secure an online immigration approval first before travelling to the East Asian country as it tightens security and screens overstayers and illegal migrants.
Thailand’s 2026 growth outlook improves to 2.1%, despite structural headwinds
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/02/2026
» Thailand’s economic outlook for 2026 has improved modestly, though growth is expected to remain subdued, according to TRIS Rating.
Prices of new Samsung Galaxy to rise by up to 20% in Thailand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/02/2026
» Rising memory component costs have pushed up launch prices for Samsung's latest flagship lineup, with several models in the new Galaxy S26 series debuting up to 20% higher than their Galaxy S25 predecessors in Thailand.
Centara expands into budget hotels
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 27/02/2026
» Centara Hotels & Resorts is targeting revenue growth of 15% this year, banking on a recovery in Thai tourism and diversified markets. The company will begin investing in the first phase of six budget hotels from 2026 to 2028 at petrol stations in partnership with PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR).
Analysts see buoyant SET following rate cut
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/02/2026
» Analysts are lifting Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index estimates for 2026 after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 1.00%, the lowest level in nearly four years, triggering expectations of a market re-rating.
Pundits upbeat on monetary-fiscal fusing
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 27/02/2026
» The Bank of Thailand's rate cut this week, earlier than analysts expected, is a "positive surprise" sending a signal that monetary and fiscal policies should work more coherently from now on to prop up a subdued economy, note analysts.
SCB predicts gradual baht decline
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/02/2026
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) expects the baht to gradually weaken against the US dollar, reaching 33 baht per dollar in the fourth quarter of this year, driven by a combination of domestic and external factors.
Conscript deaths
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2026
» Re: "Senate probes conscript death case", (BP, Feb 24). The news that a Senate committee will inquire into the death of Pvt Phetcharat Kamlangying is a step in the right direction. But is it enough?
One Bangkok Rolex boutique is Thailand's largest
Life, Published on 27/02/2026
» The opening of Rolex's first duplex store and largest boutique in Thailand at One Bangkok reinforces the longstanding partnership between the Swiss brand and Cortina Watch, a leading retailer and distributor of luxury timepieces.
Carney's speech signals end of Western illusions
Oped, Published on 27/02/2026
» When the late playwright Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll first opened 20 years ago, it was deeply personal for me as a student at Cambridge studying film in Prague. A meditation on the clash between communism and capitalism in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), it dwelt on the confrontation between high theory and lived reality in a way that moved me profoundly. Two decades later, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent speech in Davos felt like the sequel.