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Households go backwards in 13 developed economies as record immigration runs into a housing crisis. Here’s a closer look at declining GDP per capita in Canada, Australia and the UK bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Across Southeast Asia, fishermen are struggling as a protracted blockade in the Strait of Hormuz leaves the region desperately short of fuel and pushes up costs for everything from transport to refrigeration. One wholesaler in Thailand said it’s the worst he’s seen since Covid. bloomberg.com/news/features/… 📷️: Andre Malerba/Bloomberg

Rising energy prices are deepening anxiety for those whose livelihoods are tied to the ocean. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Thai restaurants from Portland to London are trading traditional noodles and curries for new combinations, such as pomelo-topped ribs and mango sticky rice French toast bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Across much of the world, young people are turning away from military service. In Thailand, they’re lining up bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I missed this from 10 days ago. Man the ripple effects of this thing are just all over the place bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand has abandoned its price cap on diesel less than a month since the Middle East conflict broke out bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand's political parties staged final rallies befor the Feb. 8 election, which pits the status quo against sweeping reform bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Two decades of chronic political instability has seen Thailand's economy languish. Now, a party campaigning on sweeping reform is up against two blocks pledging more populist policies at this weekend's election bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand’s rise was once seen as unstoppable. But decades of political strife, inequality and stalled growth have left it the cautionary tale of Southeast Asia bit.ly/4kivoaJ

Two decades of chronic political instability have seen Thailand go from an aspiring economy on track to follow South Korea and Singapore into the ranks of rich nations, to a regional laggard beset by stagnant growth, soaring debt, and a shrinking workforce bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Thailand’s rise was once seen as unstoppable. But decades of political strife, inequality and stalled growth have left it the cautionary tale of Southeast Asia bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Mexico’s Fátima Bosch just won Miss Universe after a scandalous clash with one of the pageant’s organizers. But behind the crown lies a deeper feud over how to keep a fading industry alive. @rtkwrites explains: bloom.bg/4oTPfib

Mexico’s Fátima Bosch just won Miss Universe after a scandalous clash with one of the pageant’s organizers. But behind the crown lies a deeper feud over how to keep a fading industry alive. @rtkwrites explains: bloom.bg/4oTPfib

There’s a brawl at Miss Universe this year. Not between contestants, but between the two men running it. Read my first big story since returning to Bangkok: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Thailand saw inflation dipped below zero for the sixth straight month, likely giving the central bank an impetus to cut interest rates this week. Commerce Ministry also lowered its inflation forecast this year to 0%, from a range of 0%-1% previously.

Thailand’s government announced plans to boost domestic tourism, as the nation’s struggling hospitality industry faces the first decline in annual foreign visitors since the pandemic.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government has green-lit a $1.36 billion consumption stimulus program to boost a weakening economy and its popularity ahead of a general election.