Every Sunday

Thailand, in 5 minutes a week.

The one email expats, investors, and operators in Thailand actually read. News, money, policy, and the moves that matter — distilled every Sunday.

No fluff. No 12-tab research sessions. No translated press releases. Just signal.

Read by founders, fund managers, embassy staff, and long-term residents from Bangkok to Phuket.

Built for people whose week here depends on what just happened here.

Three kinds of readers. One Sunday email.

The Investor

Track the baht, BOT decisions, BOI flows, and what's actually driving the SET — without the noise from local breaking-news cycles.

The Operator

Stay ahead of tax, visa, BOI, customs, and tariff changes that hit your runway, your team, and your import lanes before headlines catch up.

The Resident

Live here on purpose. Festivals, weather, politics, and daily-life updates — translated for people who don't read the Thai-language press.

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Thailand moves fast. Don't get lapped.

One country. Six categories. Five minutes a week. We read everything so you only have to read one email.

Thailand moves fast. Most coverage doesn't.

Local headlines are scattered. English outlets miss the nuance. Thai outlets miss the foreign reader. By the time a policy change, baht move, or visa rule hits your radar, it's already shaped your week.

You don't need more news. You need someone reading it for you.

Built for people with skin in the game.

Save your Sunday morning.One email replaces a dozen tabs and three Telegram channels.

Catch shifts early.Policy, tax, visa, and BOI changes — explained before they hit your business.

Read the economy clearly.Baht, rates, tourism, exports, property — the numbers that actually move things.

Understand the politics.Coalitions, courts, and reshuffles, with context a headline can't give you.

Know what's on.Festivals, holidays, closures, and the events worth blocking your calendar for.

Built for outsiders who live here.Plain English, written by people who know the local context.

Inside every Sunday issue.

A tight, scannable email — usually 5 minutes, never more than 10. Always Sunday. Always free.

01

The Week in Thailand

The five stories that actually mattered, ranked. Each in two sentences with the "so what."

02

Money & Markets

Baht, SET, BOT moves, property, tourism numbers, foreign investment flows. What's up, what's down, what to watch.

03

Policy Watch

Visas, tax, work permits, BOI, land, foreign ownership, customs. New rules, proposed rules, and rules quietly being enforced.

04

Geopolitics & Region

Thailand's place in ASEAN, China–US dynamics, border issues, and trade shifts that hit Bangkok before they hit the headlines.

05

On the Ground

Festivals, public holidays, traffic events, weather risks, and local updates that affect your week.

06

One Thing Worth Knowing

A single chart, quote, or insight to take into your week.

Why trust this newsletter.

We read across English-language Thai press, Thai-language press, international wires, and primary sources from the BOT, BOI, and TAT — including the Thai-language outlets most expats never see. (Full list below.)

We don't republish. We synthesize. Every issue is written, edited, and fact-checked by people who live here, work here, and have been reading Thai news daily for years.

No sponsored stories disguised as analysis. No hot takes. No filler. If we don't have something worth saying, we don't say it.

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What we read so you don't have to.

Every Sunday's issue is synthesized from these publications and official sources. We don't republish — we read, cross-check, and explain.

Thai press (English)
Bangkok Post The Nation Khaosod English The Thaiger Pattaya Mail Chiang Rai Times Thai PBS World
Thai-language press
Krungthep Turakij Prachachat Thurakij Matichon Thairath Manager Daily
International & regional
Reuters Bloomberg Financial Times Nikkei Asia South China Morning Post Al Jazeera The Diplomat East Asia Forum
Official & primary sources
Bank of Thailand (BOT) Board of Investment (BOI) Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Fiscal Policy Office Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Foreign Affairs Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) National Statistical Office

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A premium tier is in the works for deeper market and policy briefings. Subscribers get first access.

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