Thailand

Thailand’s salary outlook for 2026 forecasts a 5.2% average increase, a slight rise from 2025, driven by intense talent competition and merit-based strategies. Most companies plan salary hikes, with Energy, Consumer Goods, and Automotive sectors leading in increases. Notably, long-term incentives and flexible benefits are on the rise, reflecting a strategic approach to talent retention amidst evolving workforce dynamics.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced that Thailand’s InnovestX Securities, a SCBX subsidiary, will adopt ICE’s Portfolio Analytics (IPA) platform. IPA offers a unified, cloud‑native environment for pre‑trade pricing, intraday analytics, and lifecycle management across multiple asset classes, leveraging ICE’s high‑resolution market data and real‑time risk dashboards. The solution aims to enhance InnovestX’s pricing accuracy, automate workflows, and tighten risk controls for structured products, reducing manual errors and accelerating trade execution. ICE highlights the partnership as part of its strategy to expand technology services in emerging markets and support data‑driven risk management.

A 48-year-old Thai man suffered a bizarre accident after rear-ending a pickup truck. The impact sent him headfirst into the truck bed, landing directly on a durian

China, Myanmar, and Thailand are intensifying their joint crackdown on telecom and online fraud. Following successful operations repatriating over 5,400 Chinese nationals, the nations are committing to dismantling fraud hubs. This enhanced cooperation addresses the shifting tactics of criminal networks moving to remote areas, which are increasingly linked to violent crimes. Authorities urge public vigilance against deceptive job offers.

China’s national football team has fallen behind Thailand in the FIFA rankings for the first time, dropping to 99th globally and 15th in Asia after a loss to Indonesia. This unprecedented fall, following a 1-0 defeat, saw China lose 15.05 points. Thailand, on the other hand, is now ranked 98th. The decline threatens China’s chances in the 2027 Asian Cup, making group stage qualification significantly harder.