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Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction
Published on 30/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an appeal against his conviction last week on corruption charges related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which saw him sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
AI Campaign Lifts Thailand to Top Choice
Published on 30/12/2025
» An innovative use of AI-led, performance-driven advertising is helping reshape Thailand’s tourism demand beyond the traditional high season. Through a strategic partnership between the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and global AdTech company Yango Ads, the “Velvet Seasons” campaign was launched to promote year-round travel and encourage visits during shoulder periods. The initiative delivered standout results, with Thailand ranking as the world’s most-booked destination among traditionally hard-to-reach Russian-speaking travellers in October 2025, according to Yango Ads’ booking data—demonstrating how data-led advertising can better distribute travel demand across seasons and destinations for Thai tourism businesses.
Unsafe levels of smog in most of Thailand, including Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 30/12/2025
» Unsafe levels of ultrafine dust blanketed Bangkok and 49 provinces on Tuesday morning with four provinces shrouded with red levels of haze, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Egat evaluating SMR, hydrogen fuel cell tech
Business, Somhatai Mosika, Published on 30/12/2025
» As Thailand aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, relevant agencies must explore solutions for electricity generation such as small modular reactors (SMRs) and hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
Call for digital rejig to unlock full benefits of AI
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/12/2025
» Thailand needs to address structural bottlenecks to improve its digital competitiveness, create innovation and fully leverage the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI).
Democrats, Pheu Thai unveil rival visions
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Democrat Party on Monday unveiled its policy vision, titled "How to Make Thailand Free from Poverty – Through Capable People", calling for clean governance, stronger economic growth and a state that supports, rather than hinders, national development.
Exit the Snake, enter the Horse
News, Published on 30/12/2025
» As we bid farewell to 2025, and welcome 2026 -- and soon, the lunar Year of the Horse -- we once again highlight the winners and losers of the year gone by in Asia.
Institutional redesign in order for economic change
News, Published on 30/12/2025
» The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded both this year and last year to scholars who, in different ways, emphasised the importance of institutions to economic growth.
Private credit: friend or rival of banks?
Business, Published on 30/12/2025
» Private credit has become one of the fastest-growing segments of global finance, raising an important question in Thailand: Will private credit compete with banks or strengthen the financial system by complementing them?
Three-way meeting produces 'positive results'
Published on 29/12/2025
» Tripartite talks between Thailand, China and Cambodia produced the expected outcomes and marked progress towards resolving the Thai–Cambodian border dispute, says Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.