Thailand Wants to Be Asia’s Hospital — and It Just Poured $1.2 Billion Into Proving It

Bangkok’s skyline is famous for temples and skyscrapers. Increasingly, it should also be famous for something less glamorous but far more consequential: hospital beds. Over the past five and a half years, Thailand’s government has quietly funneled the equivalent of $1.17 billion into 123 healthcare projects, from glass-tower private hospitals to specialized cancer and kidney … Read more

A 145-Year-Old Japanese Seafood Titan Just Bought Into Thailand’s Pet Food Boom — Here’s Why It Matters

On September 10, 2026, a Thai company most Westerners have never heard of struck a deal that says a lot about where global food money is heading. Pattaya Food Group (PFG) — a four-decade-old Thai seafood processor named after the beach resort city where it was founded — announced a strategic partnership and investment from … Read more