Thai PM meets French tech groups to boost strategic investment
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the BOI met five French companies in Paris to discuss investment in aviation, EVs, digital and security technology.
EVs, Battery Swapping and Solar Drive Thailand’s Net-Zero Shift
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Thailand is accelerating its transition from fossil-fuel vehicles to EVs, while expanding battery swapping and solar power to support its 2050 net-zero target.
Idemitsu tanker reaches Japan with Saudi crude after Hormuz transit
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
The Idemitsu Maru entered Ise Bay with Saudi crude, marking Japan’s first tanker arrival after a Strait of Hormuz passage during tensions involving Iran.
JSCCIB presses Thai government as labour shortage crisis hits economy
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Julapun Amornvivat says the ministry will ease migrant worker registration, push ahead with MOUs and consider cooperation with Indonesia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.