Randy Thanthong-Knight

Bangkok bureau chief at Bloomberg News @business | @columbiajourn and @FulbrightPrgrm alum | [email protected]

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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
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Bank of Thailand Governor Vitai Ratanakorn said the current policy rate remains “appropriate” even as inflation accelerates https://t.co/mvzhbNrfuj

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The world’s biggest Scrabble tournament is underway in Bangkok — and one in five competitors are Thai. The country built a pipeline of champions by turning Scrabble into a classroom obsession. https://t.co/ZruTZiBFfs

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Southeast Asia’s two biggest economies are selling more short-term debt to cope with the stress from the US-Iran war, draining liquidity from broader markets https://t.co/3UyC22cZic

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Vietnam and Thailand agreed to deepen security and defense ties, as well as cooperation on technology sharing and green energy https://t.co/dcA4xh1Ikk

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Thailand has imposed a mandatory 21-day quarantine on people traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda https://t.co/w5dR8Ui9Cu

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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. https://t.co/xVkXgcmpec

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Rising energy prices are deepening anxiety for those whose livelihoods are tied to the ocean. https://t.co/zqQrm3AwS4

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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 https://t.co/8biyLxovcu

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Across much of the world, young people are turning away from military service. In Thailand, they’re lining up https://t.co/Lprne5cTmB

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I missed this from 10 days ago. Man the ripple effects of this thing are just all over the place https://t.co/9bwkQJlFli

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Thailand has abandoned its price cap on diesel less than a month since the Middle East conflict broke out https://t.co/2kQomefQ2U

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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 https://t.co/QLumF2pZKd

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Thailand's political parties staged final rallies befor the Feb. 8 election, which pits the status quo against sweeping reform https://t.co/ox75btJ0Lw

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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 https://t.co/abgQW0lhE1

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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 https://t.co/c0jF7qoduO

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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 https://t.co/H7meCK5vFI

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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 https://t.co/DrhiTS88wn

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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: https://t.co/iTpfMcZbp6

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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: https://t.co/SXN9RBz9lQ

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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: https://t.co/hjXMZyOdn8