Beverage market emerges as rare growth pocket in Thailand’s slowing consumer economy
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Thailand’s beverage service market is forecast to keep growing as cafes, tea shops and health-focused drinks expand, but weaker purchasing power and intense competition are squeezing small operators.
ASEAN rises as a new beauty economy hub for global cosmetics
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
ASEAN is emerging as a beauty economy powerhouse, with Thailand’s combined domestic and export cosmetics market projected to reach 200 billion baht in 2026.
Thaksin sympathises with Thai government over debt burden
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra urges unity, denies political activity, and expresses concern over household debt, national debt and Thailand’s economic pressures.
Thaksin’s first ballot in two decades puts Shinawatra spotlight on Bangkok vote
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra cast his first vote in around 20 years as Paetongtarn and other Shinawatra family members also turned out for the Bangkok governor and council elections.
Gold, bronze drums and skeletons reveal ancient elite burial site in Phetchaburi
SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
Excavations at Don Yai Thong in Phetchaburi have uncovered skeletons, bronze drums, gold ornaments and rare burial objects believed to date back 2,000–1,500 years.