Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s public apology over recent fuel management issues reflects an acknowledgment of the unintended effects of earlier price controls, including market distortions and supply disruptions.

Indonesia’s expanding partnerships with Japan and South Korea reflect a growing strategic engagement across defence, energy and technology sectors.

A critical opportunity emerges to strengthen the world’s largest trade agreement amid rising global uncertainty and fragmentation. Although regional integration has improved, utilisation remains uneven, particularly among ASEAN members.

Saving and dissaving behavior in Thailand is examined using nearly three decades of household survey data, with a focus on age groups and generational cohorts.

Recent U.S. trade policies under Donald Trump have intensified debate over whether global trade is experiencing temporary disruption or long-term transformation.

The 2018 trade war accelerated structural changes in Thailand’s electronics exports, with growth in midstream and upstream semiconductor components alongside traditional downstream products.

A prolonged Iran conflict could have widespread impacts across global corporate sectors through higher energy prices, supply-chain disruptions, and weaker demand driven by inflation and declining consumer confidence.

Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation, yet most organizations capture only fragmented value from isolated use cases. Unlocking its full potential requires embedding AI into core workflows, operating models, and decision-making processes.

Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) and other platform-based lending services are expanding rapidly across Southeast Asia, driven by high smartphone use, underbanked populations, and integration with e-commerce platforms. While these systems offer convenient access to credit, automated decision-making can allow risk exposure to accumulate before traditional metrics detect problems.