Thailand launches Amazing Thailand Passport Privileges 2025 to boost tourism

Thailand introduces the Amazing Thailand Passport Privileges 2025 campaign to stimulate international tourism spending and enhance high-season arrivals. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, announced...

Thai shoppers flock online amid economic slowdown as Shopee, Lazada and TikTok rake in billions

Kornnikar Niwatsaiwong, Head of FMCG & E-commerce at TikTok Shop Thailand, said Thai sellers have achieved remarkable growth on the platform through initiatives like #ThaiRisers, which promote local brands. “During mega sales campaigns, many Thai...

Thai Energy Minister Slashes Fuel Prices in 'Quick Big Win' Move

The Thai Ministry of Energy has announced immediate price reductions for both diesel and petrol as part of the new administration’s "Quick Big Win" policy aimed at delivering tangible, swift results. On Monday, Auttapol Rerkpiboon, the Energy...

Thailand rolls out ‘Amazing Passport Privileges’ to lure tourists with discounts, gifts, and million-baht rewards

From November 1 to December 15, foreign visitors can claim exclusive travel perks and “Amazing Bags” packed with Thai-made souvenirs — part of TAT’s push to spark 400 million baht in year-end tourist spending. PATTAYA, Thailand – The Tourism...

Thai banks shake up workforce and branch networks to cut costs as AI, virtual banking era dawns

Thai banks tighten belts amid sluggish economy — major lenders including Bangkok Bank, Kasikornbank, Siam Commercial Bank, and TTB accelerate staff and branch cuts while shifting toward AI, outsourcing, and digital-first strategies. PATTAYA,...

Thailand’s young engineers take the track at 2025 STEM Racing National Finals

Top student teams from across Thailand, alongside international guests from Japan and Malaysia, showcase creativity and engineering skills in hands-on challenges at the STEM Racing National Finals in Nonthaburi. BANGKOK, Thailand – The 2025 STEM...

Thailand wins over Chinese travel leaders with trusted tourism push

Thai Tourism Minister Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn and TAT executives met top Chinese travel partners in Beijing on 16 October 2025, promoting the Trusted Thailand initiative, boosting flight links, and expanding collaboration to elevate Thailand as...

Siam Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2025 Reinforces Thailand’s Position as Asia’s Leading Fashion Event, Elevating Bangkok as a Global Fashion Hub

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 October 2025 – The grandest fashion event of the year, “Siam Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2025” (BIFW2025), concluded with a resounding success after four spectacular days that ignited...

TOP25 Restaurants Awards to unite Bangkok and Phuket in national event

Thailand’s TOP25 Restaurants Awards will be held on 8 December 2025, uniting Bangkok and Southern Thailand in one ceremony. BANGKOK, THAILAND – The TOP25 Restaurants Awards return this year with a new milestone for Thailand’s culinary industry....

Trouble in paradise: Koh Phangan’s hidden villas spark foreign ownership and forest damage probe in Thailand

BANGKOK, Oct 20 — Thai authorities have launched an investigation into a series of illegal developments on Koh Phangan after several buildings were found inside a protected national forest reserve, raising alarm over alleged foreign-backed nominee...

An insider’s guide to the best hotels in buzzy Bangkok

Creativity can be found everywhere in the Thai capital, from extravagant temples to futuristic skyscrapers, buzzing night markets to vast shopping malls — it’s what drives this city. That energy also extends to Bangkok’s hotel scene — one that’s...

Avaada Electro Files Preliminary IPO Papers With SEBI To Raise Up To ₹10,000 Crore For Solar Manufacturing Expansios

New Delhi: Avaada Electro, the solar manufacturing arm of the Brookfield-backed Avaada Group, has filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi through a confidential route for raising Rs 9,000-10,000 crore through an c (IPO), people...

New dedicated nuclear teams at EMA, NEA part of efforts to help S’pore make call on nuclear energy

SINGAPORE – Dedicated nuclear teams have been created at the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) following a reorganisation exercise, The Straits Times has learnt. This comes after Prime Minister Lawrence Wong...

Myanmar junta raids scam compound housing 2,200 workers, seizes 30 Starlink receivers near Thai border

YANGON, Oct 20 — Myanmar’s junta raided one of the country’s most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said today, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the billion-dollar black market....

Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2025 Wraps Up with Record Attendance

It appears that merging Gamescom Asia with the Thailand Game Show has proven to be a resounding success story for both gamers and gaming industry professionals in Southeast Asia, since Gamescom Asia x Thai Game Show 2025 just enjoyed 206,159...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences shows the way for the tourism industry: Creative Destruction

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics reinforces the role of creative destruction, a principle now influencing tourism transformation strategies. The Nobel Prize for Economics 2025, or, as it is correctly named, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic...

More Thai rivers and downstream communities at risk from Myanmar’s rare earth mines

Satellite data reveal 513 rare earth mining sites across rivers feeding into the Mekong, Salween and Irrawaddy in Myanmar, including 40 new ones in 2025 — far more than previously estimated. Toxic runoff from unregulated mines in Shan and Kachin...

FTI to meet Bank of Thailand on strong baht, U.S. tariffs, and SME liquidity concerns

FTI leaders to meet BoT this Tuesday to tackle strong baht, U.S. tariffs, and SME liquidity challenges amid rising economic pressures. PATTAYA, Thailand – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will meet with the Bank of Thailand (BoT) on...

Thailand, Cambodia set urgent border talks amid post-conflict tensions

Thailand and Cambodia are set to hold urgent border talks to strengthen a fragile ceasefire, address recent clashes, and resolve long-standing territorial disputes. Thailand and Cambodia are preparing an emergency session of their Joint Boundary...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 20, 2025

INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO TIGHTENS GRIP, RESHAPES POLITICS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has spent his first year in office consolidating power, expanding an already bloated cabinet, redrawing the political map and strengthening the...