Bangkok office vacancy reads 21.9% or 31.8%, by grade
Tenants are leaving older towers for new ones, so the newest buildings fill up while landlords across the market offer rent-free months instead of cutting rents.
Automotive & EV
Car makers, EV plants and parts suppliers in Thailand.
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Thai car output seen down 3.3% as parts makers seek help
Domestic sales have risen for six straight months, but exports are soft and 10 industry associations want imported EVs taxed at 32% or more.
BYD's Thai plant builds 100,000th car as EV tax rules shift
The plant has built about 30,000 cars in ten months, a fraction of its 150,000 design capacity, just as the finance ministry plans tiered excise rates.
Electronics & Chips
PCB, semiconductor and data centre investment.
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BOI clears 87 billion baht of PCB plant expansions in 2026
The first Zhen Ding project took about two years from approval to production, which sets the clock for the three newer ones.
BOI backs 1 trillion baht of data centres in two meetings
Five of the approved projects disclose 702 megawatts of IT load between them, while the draft power plan sees data centres adding up to 8,800 megawatts.
Energy
Power, solar, gas and the grid.
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Direct green power deals for factories remain in draft
Utility Green Tariff 2 took effect on 1 May, with applications expected toward the end of 2026, and the draft power plan targets 24,300 megawatts of new solar by 2037.
Logistics & Ports
Ports, rail, warehouses and trade routes.
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Laem Chabang phase 3 slips as GPC seeks 4 billion baht
The dispute is over how densely the reclaimed sand is packed, and a fix by extra piling could take six months once all sides agree.
Property & Construction
Condos, offices, industrial land, contractors and building materials.
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Fee cut and 100% LTV help only some Thai home buyers
The fee cut is limited to Thai individuals buying up to THB7 million, and the loan relief still has to get past a bank's debt test.
Thailand's rebar rule would bar induction-furnace steel
Steel groups back the draft and induction-furnace makers oppose it, and no rule is in force until a public consultation and a ministerial regulation follow.
Industrial land: WHA sold 1,199 rai, Amata leans on China
WHA is nearly halfway to its 2,500 rai goal, while Amata, at 14% of 2,800 rai, is counting on a second-half rush of contracts and year-end transfers.
Bangkok office vacancy reads 21.9% or 31.8%, by grade
Tenants are leaving older towers for new ones, so the newest buildings fill up while landlords across the market offer rent-free months instead of cutting rents.