Chiang Mai’s New Growth Engine Isn’t Tourism — It’s 20,000 Remote Workers Spending Like Locals

For decades, Chiang Mai built its reputation on temples, night markets, and the kind of slow, cafe-culture charm that made it a favorite stop on the Southeast Asian backpacker trail. But a quieter economic story has been unfolding in the city’s back streets — one that has little to do with hotel bookings or tour … Read more

Forget the Pool and the Gym — Thailand’s Priciest New Homes Are Selling a British Boarding School Instead

On the eastern edge of Bangkok, a Thai property giant just placed a very expensive bet: that the fastest way to sell a $1.8 million house to a foreign executive isn’t a better kitchen or a rooftop pool. It’s a school uniform. Sansiri Public Company Limited, one of Thailand’s largest listed property developers (traded on … Read more