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Thailand's economy faces headwinds from declining Chinese tourism (2026 target cut to 5M) and an uncontainable invasive fish impacting 19 provinces. While tourism stocks recovered on US-Iran de-escalation, cannabis smuggling warnings for travelers and high debt-to-GDP (66%) limit policy options. Watch for Q3 tourism capacity and oil prices.

Timeline

Bank of Thailand targets USDT in gray money crackdown

Cointelegraph

Travellers warned against carrying parcels for others as Thailand targets cannabis smugglers

Straits Times Asia

Thai Sailors Sue Over Hormuz Attack That Killed 3

Bangkok Post

New 66ft long-necked dinosaur species discovered in Thailand

BBC Environment

ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Meet Myanmar Foreign Minister This Weekend

The Diplomat

Malaysia and Thailand ease shrimp, seabass trade row, reaffirm trade goal

Straits Times Asia

ASEAN foreign ministers to hold meeting with Myanmar counterpart at weekend

Straits Times Asia

Oxford Study Names Ho Chi Minh City World's Top Heat Risk

Straits Times Asia

Thai Tourism Stocks Recover on US-Iran De-Escalation

Bangkok Post

‘They ate the shrimp, they even ate the crab’: Thai fishers count the cost of a voracious invader

The Guardian Environment

Myanmar Blocks ASEAN Envoy From Meeting Aung San Suu Kyi

The Diplomat

Vietnam, Philippines Join World Bank Upper-Middle-Income Tier

Straits Times Asia

CJ ENM Sells Six Thai Dramas to Amazon MX Player India

Deadline

Thailand Braces for China Tourist Shift Back to Japan

Bangkok Post

ASEAN Faces USTR Tariffs Over Trade Pacts, Not Forced

The Diplomat

Thailand Diversifies Oil Imports, Holds 117-Day Reserve

Bangkok Post

Southeast Asia Shifts to Short‑Haul Tourism

Channel News Asia

Anutin Pushes Energy, Food Security at ASEAN Summit

Bangkok Post

Nintendo Raises Switch 2 Price to $500 US, $680 Canada

TechMeme

Foreign Investors Flee Thailand as Iran War Bites

Bangkok Post

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