The Philippines’ macroeconomic risk profile has deteriorated to its worst level in a decade, leaving the country increasingly vulnerable to global shocks as its Southeast Asian neighbors outpace it in fiscal health. According to the latest emerging markets macro risk analysis by DBS Bank, which...
President Marcos has extended his condolences to the people of Thailand and the Thai royal family following the death of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, describing her as a public servant whose commitment to justice and human dignity left an enduring legacy. In a...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, a lawyer and the eldest of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s children, has died at 47, the Bureau of the Royal Household said. She died Thursday evening at a Bangkok hospital where she had been cared for since falling unconscious due to...
Japanese boy group Lil League from Exile Tribe has teamed up with Nex and AA of Thailand’s fast-rising boy band BUS for the tropical pop track “Loca.” The collaboration brings together two of Asia’s emerging acts, with Lil League representing Japan’s new generation of performers and BUS...
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra formally completed all his obligations related to a prison sentence on Wednesday, when a royal pardon ended his four-month probation early. The 76-year-old billionaire populist, who was a dominant force in Thai politics for more...
Miss Universe Philippines 2023 titleholder Michelle Dee is set to return to the global pageant stage as host for the Miss Grand International All Stars preliminaries on May 28 at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand. The event, part of Miss Grand International, will feature the preliminary swimsuit...
At a time when wars, territorial disputes, and geopolitical rivalries are redefining the global order, the peacemaking initiative undertaken by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the recent 48th ASEAN Summit deserves far greater attention than it has thus far received. On the sidelines of the...
Another high-ranking leader of a hacking syndicate that targeted wealthy individuals, including BTS member Jungkook , has been extradited from Thailand to South Korea, authorities said Tuesday. South Korea’s Ministry of Justice announced that, in cooperation with the National Police Agency, it...
President Marcos has met with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul following the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, as the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen Philippines-Thailand relations amid regional and global challenges. In a Facebook post, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — President Marcos said Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to sustain open dialogue and avoid actions that could further escalate tensions following a trilateral meeting convened by the Philippines on the sidelines of the 48th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — President Marcos will convene a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia as tensions continue to simmer between the two Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member-states over their longstanding border dispute. The meeting between President...
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from a Bangkok prison next month after a Justice Ministry panel decision to grant him parole, the Corrections Department announced on Wednesday. The decision to release him from Klong Prem Central Prison on May 11...
