Pattaya targets world-class event city status with 365-day calendar
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Pattaya is using more than 50 sports, music, cultural and beach events each year to drive tourism, lift hotel occupancy and strengthen its position as a World-Class Event City in Thailand.
Starbucks Korea learns costly lesson from Tank Day backlash
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Starbucks Korea’s Tank Day scandal has grown into a corporate lesson on history, social sensitivity and the reputational cost of ignoring local context
Energy Ministry to review household and data centre power tariffs
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Energy Minister Akanat Promphan says Thailand will review household electricity tariffs and create a new data centre category to better reflect real power costs.
Thailand Risks Becoming the World’s "Landlord," Not a Tech Player, Warns KBank Economist
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026
Burin Adulwattana says Thailand is trading precious land, water, and power for low-value data centers while neighbors spend decades building chip ecosystems—urging Bangkok to act before it gets left behind in the AI "Super Cycle"