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Vietnam aims to meet MSCI’s market upgrade criteria by 2030
Published on 15/09/2025
» Vietnam targets to meet MSCI’s emerging market upgrade criteria by 2030 as it pushes forward with efforts to appeal to more foreign investors, according to a statement on the government website.
Philippines approves 99-year land leases for foreigners
Published on 06/09/2025
» The Philippines has allowed foreigners to lease land for up to 99 years, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to lure investors with longer-term property contracts.
State tax revenue needs B600bn boost
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2025
» Government tax revenue needs to increase by an additional 600 billion baht, as the current level is lower than that of countries with comparable economies to Thailand, says caretaker Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Phuket sees bumper year for property market
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 01/09/2025
» Despite a weak first half and the continued absence of Chinese buyers, Phuket's residential market in 2025 is expected to be among the busiest in terms of new launches and sales, according to property analysts.
Mixed views on EEC expansion to Prachin Buri
Published on 29/08/2025
» Some local communities raised objections at a recent public hearing on the proposed expansion of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to Prachin Buri province, citing the likely effects it will have on the environment and people’s livelihoods.
Foreign holdings in Thai equities dip 24% as SET tanks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/08/2025
» Foreign investors' holdings in Thai equities fell by 24%, equivalent to a loss of 1.4 trillion baht, in the first half of 2025 from the end of 2024, according to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Etix launches second data centre facility
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/08/2025
» Global data centre provider Etix Everywhere has launched ETIX BKK#2 data centre facility worth €220 million in Bangkok, increasing its total data centre capacity in Thailand to 28 megawatts.
Thai universities go global in rankings
News, Published on 14/08/2025
» In the heart of Bangkok, the campus of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand's oldest university, is becoming more international as it welcomes an increasing number of foreign students every year.
Thailand must redefine FDI for future
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 14/08/2025
» Thailand's economic future looks increasingly uncertain. Once a rising star among emerging markets, the country now faces persistent stagnation. A key reason lies in how we have treated foreign direct investment (FDI) -- not as a strategic lever for national economic development but as a short-term fix driven by rent-seeking behaviour, bureaucratic collusion, and a failure to safeguard the nation's long-term economic interests and its goals for equitable development.
The scramble for the world's critical minerals
Oped, Published on 07/08/2025
» The world's superpowers have developed a seemingly insatiable appetite for the critical minerals that are essential to the ongoing energy and digital transitions, including rare-earth metals (for semiconductors), cobalt (for batteries), and uranium (for nuclear reactors). The International Energy Agency forecasts that demand for these minerals will more than quadruple by 2040 for use in clean-energy technologies alone. But, in their race to control these vital resources, China, Europe, and the United States risk causing serious harm to the countries that possess them.