Asian governments are restricting fuel use and instructing citizens to avoid panic-buying, in a stark demonstration of the region’s vulnerability to energy imports and disruptions in supply.
Asian governments are restricting fuel use and instructing citizens to avoid panic-buying, in a stark demonstration of the region’s vulnerability to energy imports and disruptions in supply.
Motorists line up to refuel at a gas station in Hanoi on March 10. Photographer: Linh Nguyen/Bloomberg
The Thai government will require most government agencies to adopt full work-from-home arrangements starting immediately as part of its emergency measures to curb energy demand.
The Thai government will require most government agencies to adopt full work-from-home arrangements starting immediately as part of its emergency measures to curb energy demand.
A busy traffic in Bangkok. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
The Thai government will require most government agencies to adopt full work-from-home arrangements starting immediately as part of its emergency measures to curb energy demand.
The Thai government will require most government agencies to adopt full work-from-home arrangements starting immediately as part of its emergency measures to curb energy demand.
A busy traffic in Bangkok. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg
Chinese travelers now account for roughly a quarter of Thailand’s weekly arrivals, underscoring the return of the country’s most important tourism market.
Chinese travelers now account for roughly a quarter of Thailand’s weekly arrivals, underscoring the return of the country’s most important tourism market.
A reset of many US tariffs to a uniform 15% will strengthen Thailand’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment hub, according to the country’s top finance official.
A reset of many US tariffs to a uniform 15% will strengthen Thailand’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment hub, according to the country’s top finance official.
A reset of many US tariffs to a uniform 15% will strengthen Thailand’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment hub, according to the country’s top finance official.
A reset of many US tariffs to a uniform 15% will strengthen Thailand’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment hub, according to the country’s top finance official.
A reset of many US tariffs to a uniform 15% will strengthen Thailand’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment hub, according to the country’s top finance official.
A reset of many US tariffs to a uniform 15% will strengthen Thailand’s appeal as a manufacturing and investment hub, according to the country’s top finance official.
For many young Thai voters, Sunday’s election was expected to mark a breakthrough for the country’s pro-democracy movement. Instead, it delivered a sobering setback.
For many young Thai voters, Sunday’s election was expected to mark a breakthrough for the country’s pro-democracy movement. Instead, it delivered a sobering setback.
People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut delivers a concession speech at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
The majority of Thais voted in favor of replacing the country’s military-drafted constitution in a referendum, a move that could open the door to deeper political reform even though the main party backing the push came second in Sunday’s election.
The majority of Thais voted in favor of replacing the country’s military-drafted constitution in a referendum, a move that could open the door to deeper political reform even though the main party backing the push came second in Sunday’s election.
Electoral officials prepare to open ballot boxes at a polling station during Thailand’s general election in Bangkok, Thailand, on Feb. 8.
This weekend’s election pits a party campaigning on sweeping reform against two blocs pledging more populist policies
Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling location at Polling station under the Rama VIII Bridge, Bang Phlat District during the early voting in Bangkok, Thailand on February 01, 2026.
This weekend’s election pits a party campaigning on sweeping reform against two blocks pledging more populist policies
Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling location at Polling station under the Rama VIII Bridge, Bang Phlat District during the early voting in Bangkok, Thailand on February 01, 2026.
Thailand’s central bank said it still has scope to manage the baht even after the US added the country to a monitoring list for potential currency manipulators.
Thailand’s central bank said it still has scope to manage the baht even after the US added the country to a monitoring list for potential currency manipulators.
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance revised down its estimate for last year’s growth and signaled the economy will expand at its slowest pace in three years in 2026 as exports and domestic demand moderate.
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance revised down its estimate for last year’s growth and signaled the economy will expand at its slowest pace in three years in 2026 as exports and domestic demand moderate.
Top Thai economic officials sounded alarm over the baht’s surge to a five-year high, with the finance minister calling it a “very big concern” and the central bank chief saying that efforts to rein in the currency have had limited impact.
Top Thai economic officials sounded alarm over the baht’s surge to a five-year high, with the finance minister calling it a “very big concern” and the central bank chief saying that efforts to rein in the currency have had limited impact.
Thailand is loosening rules on bringing foreign earnings home, lifting the threshold by tenfold as authorities step up efforts to rein in the baht, which is trading near a five-year high.
Thailand is loosening rules on bringing foreign earnings home, lifting the threshold by tenfold as authorities step up efforts to rein in the baht, which is trading near a five-year high.
With the birth rate in Thailand falling fast, one political party jockeying for position ahead of the country’s snap election next month reckons it has the answer: step in to help citizens find love.
With the birth rate in Thailand falling fast, one political party jockeying for position ahead of the country’s snap election next month reckons it has the answer: step in to help citizens find love.
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