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Earthquake spurs office relocation queries
Business, Published on 22/05/2025
» Bangkok's office market in the first quarter of 2025 continued to face mounting pressure from new supply, resulting in higher vacancy rates and intensifying competition among landlords, according to property consultancy CBRE Thailand.
Frasers Thailand upbeat on industrial property
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 15/05/2025
» SET-listed developer Frasers Property (Thailand) (FPT) expects its industrial property business to reach a new peak in 2025, with revenue hitting 4 billion baht and the overall occupancy rate climbing to 91%, driven by strong demand.
Teachers call for protection as South violence escalates
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/05/2025
» The Federation of Teachers Association of Thailand (FTT) is calling on the government to boost safety as violence escalates in the deep South, demanding enhanced security protocols, especially for educators and students in high-risk areas.
Wealthy Chinese turn away from US real estate as Trump amps up trade war with Beijing
Published on 05/05/2025
» Wealthy mainland Chinese are increasingly shifting their attention and capital away from the United States to other real estate markets amid rising geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing, according to property agents.
Reshaping industrial real estate
Business, Published on 02/05/2025
» Fstoppers, a US-based photography gear company, faced a stark reality: producing a simple component domestically would cost over $80 per unit, compared to $7.50 in China, a more than tenfold increase. Their choice was not whether to reshuffle their supply chain but whether to continue selling the product at all.
State land grab stirs ire
News, Editorial, Published on 26/04/2025
» With the government pledging to address a land conflict involving local authorities, ethnic Tai Dam villagers in Surat Thani province -- who are facing eviction -- can breathe a sigh of relief, albeit temporarily.
Thaksin signals Thai policy reset to cut deal with US on tariffs
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thailand needs to revamp its import regulations and investment promotion policies — key drivers for Chinese capital flows into the Southeast Asian nation in recent years — as a hefty US tariff threatens to hurt the nation’s export-driven growth, according to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Can Thailand survive Trade War 2.0?
Oped, Published on 23/04/2025
» As the trade war is now being waged globally, Thailand needs to cope with the emerging impacts while trying to minimise the risks and grasp the arising opportunities. It is therefore important to understand both the upcoming headwinds and tailwinds for the Thai economy and businesses in Thailand.
Pundit says China to gain from tariff move
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump's tariff policy is likely to make China even stronger and clarify the trend of manufacturing base relocation from China to other countries, including Thailand, says Sompop Manarungsan, president of the Panyapiwat Institute of Management.
Pakistan foreign minister arrives in Kabul as Afghan deportations rise
AFP, Published on 19/04/2025
» KABUL - Pakistan's foreign minister arrived Saturday in Afghanistan to meet Taliban officials after his country expelled more than 85,000 Afghans, mostly children, in just over two weeks.