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Thailand's Data Centre Rules in 2026: The Bar for Approval Has Risen
Forty-two approved projects, 3,400 megawatts and 750 billion baht of investment. Not one new application filed since April. In eight days in August, a central bank governor, a cabinet meeting and an investment board rewrote the terms on which Thailand accepts data centre investment. MCG reads the new bar past the announcements: the five gateways now standing between a sponsor and a grid connection, why the approved cohort is not insulated, and what the state is actually rationing.
Thailand's Lemon Law Is Coming: What the Liability for Defective Goods Act Means for Business
A 420 to 0 first reading. Six drafts folded into one. A presumption that flips the burden of proof onto sellers, repair clocks of 60 and 90 days, and a citizens' petition of 21,111 signatures that kept the bill alive through a dissolution. Thailand's Lemon Law will pass; what it will cost, and whom, is being decided in committee and in regulations most businesses are not yet watching. MCG reads the Liability for Defective Goods Act past the headlines: the mechanics, the comparative record from Singapore to Manila, and the engagement window that matters
Thailand Net Zero 2050 ambition: One Shot, Many Targets
Thailand EV Policy 2026: Oil Shock, Chinese Dominance, and the Road Ahead
Thailand's EV market grew 80% in 2025 — but an oil shock from the Middle East, structural dependence on Chinese manufacturers, and a grid still 85% fossil-powered are testing whether the government's 30@30 policy can survive contact with political and economic reality. MCG Partner Gift Tammapibanudom analyses the fault lines, the investment opportunities, and what the government must do in the next 18 months.