Thailand

The sabre-rattling between Thailand and Cambodia over land surrounding the 900-year old Preah Vihear temple, which reached a high pitch in late July, appears to be cooling with the... 2008-08-06

Anti-government protestors still appear unflinching in their near seven-week campaign to force the government out of office. On July 7 a court ruled that the demonstrators, led by... 2008-07-09

Speculation of yet another coup were rife in late May/early June, but the army has intimated that it will not intervene to stop the current political fracas. On June 2 the army chief,... 2008-06-10

BMI View: We maintain our broadly sanguine outlook on the Thai economy in view of the return to democratic rule, pro-market policies and a fairly buoyant momentum in domestic demand.... 2008-05-27

In early May Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej went on his first - unannounced - visit to the insurgency-ridden South. With an entourage of top military and police brass he met local... 2008-05-12

BMI View: Thailand's economy expanded by a faster-than-expected 4.8% in 2007, due in large part to the country's resilient export sector. Thai merchandise exports rose a solid 18.1%... 2008-04-14

Government and industry officials reaffirmed the 8.75-9.00 mn tonnes export target on April 5, thus shedding fears among rice importers that Bangkok would follow the lead of Egypt,... 2008-04-11

BMI View: The Election Commission (EC)'s April 11 ruling that the Chart Thai and Matchima parties are guilty of electoral fraud could lead to their eventual disbandment, thus weakening... 2008-04-11

BMI View: While the Bank of Thailand (BoT) is likely to keep its benchmark one-day repo rate on hold at 3.25% over the next couple of months, the weaker global environment is still... 2008-04-09

BMI View: Asian governments have good reasons to fear Kosovo's recent secession from Serbia. Virtually every Asian country has a territory or ethnic minority that has sought or is... 2008-03-10