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A major rescue operation was sparked after a packed tourist speedboat collided head-on with a fishing trawler off the popular Phi Phi Islands in Thailand. All 52 tourists and three crew on the Korawich Marine 888 were thrown into the sea.Initial reports say one tourist – a woman, 18, believed to be from Russia – died despite frantic efforts to revive her by medics. Witnesses described scenes of panic early on Sunday (January 11) as passengers shouted and scrambled to help family members and fellow tourists stay afloat. “People were screaming and holding onto each other. Some were pulling their…
BANGKOK – The People’s Party, whose predecessor won Thailand’s last election, pledged to form a “government of change” as it set out sweeping reforms and plans to remedy the country’s ailing economy.The party, backed largely by young and urban voters, unveiled 12 key agendas on Jan 11, including bureaucratic and regulatory overhaul aimed at stamping out corruption, infrastructure development, and restructuring law enforcement and the justice system. The People’s Party is also seeking to galvanise Thailand’s lacklustre economic performance by pivoting towards manufacturing components for technologies like semiconductors as well as revitalising legacy industries. It also identified agriculture, medical and space…
Tomorrowland will stage its first full-scale Asia edition in Thailand this year, bringing the Belgian electronic dance music festival to the region for the first time.The festival will be held from 11 to 13 December at a 237-acre site in Pattaya’s Wisdom Valley in Chonburi province, the organisers announced on Tuesday.Unlike the Belgian summer festival, Tomorrowland Thailand will not include on-site camping. Instead accommodation will be offered through hotel packages, with sales opening on 28 February, followed by a general ticket sale on 8 March.Pre-registration for tickets will begin on 8 January, according to the festival’s website. A three-day “Full…
Tomorrowland, the go-to destination for EDM enthusiasts around the world, has now extended beyond its home turf of Europe to venture into Asia. Its debut edition in the continent will take place at the end of this year in Thailand, a country rapidly emerging as a hotspot for music and dance on the global map. Tomorrowland Thailand debut edition: When and where? The debut Tomorrowland Asia edition will take place from December 11 to 13 in the beach town of Pattaya. While camping on spot won’t be available at the festival, but shuttle services to nearby hotel accommodations will be…
BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Thailand is set to hold parliamentary elections on February 8, the election commission said in a statement on Monday, in an earlier-than-expected poll that comes after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament last week.The move came after Anutin fell out with the opposition People’s Party, the largest grouping in parliament, plunging Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy into political turmoil amid a raging border conflict with neighbouring Cambodia.Thais will vote to elect 500 lawmakers, with 400 constituency seats and 100 allocated on a party-list basis, and each party can submit up to three prime ministerial candidates.Official poll…
Mongkutpetch lost to Filipino fighter Bomogao Islay Erika in the women’s under-45kg final on Dec. 17, while fellow Thai boxer Thongchai Huanak was beaten by Malaysia’s Rumijam Wassof in the men’s under-54kg bout. Both decisions immediately sparked backlash from coaches, officials and spectators.On Dec. 23, Mongkutpetch traveled to Bangkok to submit a direct complaint to the National Olympic Committee of Thailand (ANOC), meeting with its president Pimol Srivikorn. He was accompanied by Natthadej, president of Petchyindee Gym, who said the outcome shocked the crowd at Lumpinee Stadium.”Based on what happened in the ring, everyone believed Mongkutpetch should have won,” Natthadej…
Pattaya stands at the centre of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor in 2026 as years of infrastructure investment begin delivering returns, repositioning the city from a tourism hub into a strategic residential and industrial anchor amid rising regional competition for investment. Written from the perspective of a practitioner in tax, commercial and investment law, this article aims to shed light on developments that increasingly shape how Thailand is perceived by global investors. In a world where geopolitical dynamics, supply chains and regulatory environments can shift almost overnight, investment decisions are no longer guided by growth narratives alone. They are anchored in…
Democrat Party leader and former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva raised concerns about the strong Thai baht’s chronic impact on the travel sector this year during ATTA’s October member meeting; photo by ATTA Thailand’s tourism industry is again feeling the drag of an overvalued baht – a familiar challenge last seen in 2019 and 2021. Bangkok Post reported on December 24 that analysts are predicting the Thai baht to hit 30 to the dollar in the near term due to high correlation with gold prices. Democrat Party leader and former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva raised concerns about the strong Thai baht’s…
Downshift would make it slowest-growing major economy in South-east Asia outside crisis-hit Myanmar[BANGKOK] Thailand heads into its Feb 8 election with an unenviable distinction. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the economy to expand just 1.6 per cent in 2026, making it the slowest-growing major economy in South-east Asia outside crisis-hit Myanmar, and among the laggards in Asia. For many economists and business groups, the downshift is not a one-off but the latest chapter in a two-decade pattern of shocks – the 2008 global financial crisis and Covid-19 pandemic pains – and policy drift, compounded by repeated political resets (more than 10…
A bus carries 18 Cambodian soldiers repatriated on Wednesday from Thailand after being captured in July, following their release under the terms of a ceasefire agreement signed on Dec. 27, at the Prum checkpoint in Pailin province, Cambodia. © ReutersDANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN, VANTHA PHOUNG and MARWAAN MACAN-MARKARDecember 31, 2025 14:14 JSTPHNOM PENH/BANGKOK — Thailand on Wednesday morning released 18 Cambodian soldiers who had been detained for 155 days, signaling a warming of bilateral relations after three weeks of cross-border fighting in spite of the Royal Thai Army’s accusations against Phnom Penh of airspace encroachment earlier this week.