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Thailand seeks to use Hong Kong's financial status to secure smart city funding
Published on 11/09/2025
» Thailand aims to use Hong Kong's status as a global financial centre to raise funds for a new smart city in its flagship economic development zone, according to the head of the megaproject's public agency.
Bangkok office occupancy dips below 80% amid glut
Published on 11/09/2025
» Occupancy in Bangkok’s office market fell below 80% for the first time since 2004 as an influx of new Grade A supply drew tenants from older towers, forcing landlords to cut rents, renovate or repurpose, according to the property consultancy CBRE Thailand.
British envoy to US sacked over Epstein links
Published on 11/09/2025
» LONDON - Peter Mandelson, Britain’s smooth-talking ambassador to the United States, was sacked on Thursday after his long-term association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became a further distraction for under-pressure Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
UOB, Partners Lead THB7.3bn Green Data Centre Deal
Published on 11/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 10, 2025 — UOB (as deal coordinator, green loan coordinator, and mandated lead arranger), together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Bangkok Bank, KASIKORNBANK, Kiatnakin Phatra Bank, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), and Siam Commercial Bank (collectively the mandated lead arrangers), have successfully led and arranged a THB7.3 billion green financing project for GSA Data Center 01 (GSA DC), the inaugural joint venture between Gulf Development (GULF), Singtel, and Advanced Info Service (AIS). This landmark green financing project will support the development and construction of a 25.6MW data centre in Samut Prakan, south of Bangkok, to meet the growing demand of data processing across Southeast Asia.
Vietnam's credit splurge risks fuelling asset bubbles, government warned
Published on 11/09/2025
» HANOI - Vietnam's breakneck credit expansion may fuel asset price bubbles, prominent academics of the Southeast Asian nation warned its lawmakers last week, documents showed.
Thai factory demand brisk as firms flee China
Published on 11/09/2025
» WHA Corp, Thailand’s biggest factory developer, is building new industrial parks in Thailand and Vietnam to meet demand from Chinese manufacturers rushing to relocate production abroad and dodge a US-China trade war.
Elderly woman killed beneath overturned sidecar
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2025
» An elderly woman was killed when she was pinned beneath a motorcycle sidecar after it lost control and overturned in a roadside ditch, according to police in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
FuBear Makes Global Debut for Taiwan Excellence
Published on 11/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 11, 2025 — Taiwan Excellence has launched its first global high-five campaign, “Give Me Five! A Better Life,” spanning 11 countries — Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, the United States, Thailand, the Philippines, India, the United Kingdom, Japan, Vietnam and Germany. The campaign marks the world debut of Taiwan Excellence’s official mascot, FuBear, who will connect with audiences through high fives and promote a shared commitment to a better future.
5.4 million meth pills seized, drug courier arrested in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Bangkok police have seized over 5.45 million methamphetamine pills worth about 200 million baht and arrested a drug courier at the Lat Krabang station parking lot on the Airport Rail Link.
Asia’s largest sustainable gastronomy event launches in November
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 11/09/2025
» Terra Madre, the global gathering created by Slow Food and known for its biennial Terra Madre Salone del Gusto event in Turin, Italy, will hold its first-ever regional edition in Asia and Pacific in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, from Nov 19-23.