Showing 1 - 10 of 10
Calls mount for structural reform in Thailand
Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 05/07/2025
» Structural reforms, deregulation and a cohesive national vision are needed to help Thailand navigate an increasingly volatile global landscape, prominent figures from government, industry and academia said at a recent event held by the National Press Council in Bangkok.
Chafing under medical marijuana changes
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 02/07/2025
» Small business owners and employees in cannabis shops have raised concerns about the abrupt regulatory changes on the use of cannabis and their economic impact.
New anti-Paetongtarn group draws scrutiny
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn and Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 01/07/2025
» Political observers are closely watching the trajectory of the "United Front to Defend Thai Sovereignty", a new group that has emerged as a vocal critic of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
New grads caught in job fix
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 23/06/2025
» Despite having a degree in international relations from Thammasat University, one of the country's better known higher education institutions, graduate "Proud" Benchasmithyothin has been struggling in the job market.
Border crisis stirs uncertainty for migrants
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra and Pitchayangkul Wongjanakool, Published on 19/06/2025
» Long a backbone of the Thai economy, migrant workers from Cambodia have recently found themselves at the centre of the Thai-Cambodian border conflict.
Thailand’s Miss World Opal returns home
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 14/06/2025
» Thailand’s history-making Suchata “Opal” Chuangsri, Miss World 2025, arrived home on Saturday to take part in a joyous victory parade along Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok.
Food lovers' magnet on life support as Chinese lose appetite
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 04/06/2025
» Once an unremarkable 2.5-kilometre stretch tucked behind Chulalongkorn University and the National Stadium in Bangkok's Pathumwan district, Banthat Thong Road has, in recent years, transformed into a buzzing food haven -- only to now face a dramatic downturn.
Bumper harvests aren't bringing tidy profits
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 02/06/2025
» Mangoes have been selling at Huai Khwang Market for as low as 20 baht per kilogramme recently. Pikul, a vendor, said she cannot remember the last time mangoes were so cheap.
Bangkok girds for big rains
Supoj Wancharoen and Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 01/06/2025
» As Thailand officially enters the 2025 monsoon season, concerns about prolonged heavy rainfall and potential flooding are rising, particularly in Bangkok.
Exhibition shows plight of quake survivors
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 18/05/2025
» Imagine standing before a centuries-old pagoda as it shakes and crumbles into dust. In that instant, the world you knew vanishes as families run down the street in panic.