Your Week in Asia
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Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Thailand
Travel & Leisure
Thailand weighs bet on legalizing casinos to draw more tourists
Las Vegas Sands among the players interested in potential new gambling destination
Politics
TikTok teams with Thai election body in disinformation battle
Chinese social media platform seeks lessons from Philippine, Malaysian polls
Transportation
Thai Airways rides Asia's travel reopening back to profit
Carrier to add more flights to China, Japan as it eyes exit from restructuring
Finance
ASEAN banks feel fee earnings pinch amid choppy markets
Some investors pulling back, hitting noninterest incomes of lenders
Politics
Prayuth plays Thai poll timing guessing game in reelection bid
Incumbent PM still needs to get backing to run again, sources say
Materials
Australian miner Kingsgate resumes gold operation in Thailand
Company ends six-year health and environmental dispute with Prayuth's government
Finance
Singapore links digital payments with India after Thailand
Prime Ministers Lee and Modi laud connection of finance infrastructure
Politics
Prayuth says Thailand parliament to be dissolved in 'early March'
Move would pave way for general election due by early May
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar citizens eye escape to Thailand to avoid conflict at home
Strife-torn country pushing out the weary looking for peace of mind
Economy
Thai banks' bad loans decrease as debt restructuring picks up pace
But late payments up as households, small businesses struggle in uneven recovery
Economy
Thai GDP grew 2.6% in 2022 as slow exports outweighed tourism gain
Slumping trade behind country's tepid October-December 1.4% rise
Agriculture
Thai rice exports to Philippines set to double as Vietnam cuts back
Fresh demand to help boost Bangkok's annual trade in staple to 8.2 million tons
Obituaries
Thai cave rescue survivor dies in U.K. at 17
Duangpetch Promthep was captain of Wild Boars soccer team during ordeal
Economy
Thailand to charge $9 tourist tax from June in sustainability push
Fees to serve as insurance for emergency expenses
Cryptocurrencies
Thai crypto investors turn to local exchanges after FTX collapse
Bitkub covers 75% of crypto trade in Thailand as competitors falter
Finance
Thailand's big corporations scramble for virtual bank licenses
CP Group, Gulf Energy, AIS join the race as kingdom's financial market heats up
Technology
AI brings real-time weather alerts to flood-prone Thailand, Vietnam
Japan's Weathernews and startups help Asia clients take early action
Finance
Thai pandemic borrowing binge prompts calls for repayment delays
Household debt emerges as campaign issue with general election looming
Automobiles
China's Great Wall targets 50% growth in Thai sales this year
Local EV production to start in 2024 as automaker bets big on expanding market
