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Thailand’s growth forecasts are rising as new factory data reveal a bigger boost from the artificial intelligence boom, though much of the economy remains sluggish bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ripe mangosteen and rambutan hang unpicked from trees in eastern Thailand, where a shortage of migrant workers is forcing growers to decide which crops are valuable enough to harvest and which will be left to rot bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

In Thai politics, where luxury watches are a familiar status symbol, the latest must-have costs less than $60 and comes from the prime minister bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand’s imports of electric passenger cars more than doubled in September, almost entirely driven by China, as booming demand and the prospect of higher taxes on fully imported EVs lifted shipments bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Next week, Thailand will host the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings for the first time since 1991. It's treating everything from what attendees eat to what they hear as an exercise in soft power. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand’s teenage guitar sensation Nene Royal has won the $1 million top prize on America’s Got Talent, capping a viral run that made the 16-year-old a national celebrity and drew support from across her home country bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand could impose an excise tax of around 30% on fully imported EVs, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand expects electricity demand to grow at the fastest pace since at least 2018, fueled by industrial activity including electronics production amid a global boom in artificial intelligence and data-center investment bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A Thai protest leader whose mass demonstrations nearly 20 years ago closed the capital’s airports and helped oust governments is now focused on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, and aims to build a political force that can outlast him bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand’s finance minister says the demands of the job have cut his nightly sleep to about four hours, leaving him relying on weekly vitamin drips and daily supplements to keep going bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand is racing to secure a free-trade agreement with the European Union as uncertainty over US tariffs pushes countries to forge new economic partnerships, according to a top trade official bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand is moving to simplify Bangkok’s notoriously fragmented urban rail network bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand is done chasing tourist records. After decades of measuring success by ever-rising arrival numbers, the government is making its clearest push yet to prioritize how much visitors spend versus how many show up. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand expects exports to reach a record $366.8 billion this year as global investment in artificial intelligence fuels demand for electronics made in the country bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand’s stock market is having the best year among Southeast Asian peers, as investors discover an unlikely source of exposure to the global AI boom bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The death of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, once seen as a potential heir, has raised the question of royal succession in a country where the monarchy wields enormous power bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand is attracting capital inflows partly at the expense of Indonesia, as investors seek markets with stronger fiscal fundamentals and lower perceived risks, according to its finance chief bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, an advocate for prison reform and the eldest daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died, according to the Bureau of the Royal Household bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said the current policy rate remains “appropriate” even as inflation accelerates bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The world’s biggest Scrabble tournament is underway in Bangkok — and one in five competitors are Thai. The country built a pipeline of champions by turning Scrabble into a classroom obsession. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…