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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
Concrete Is Not Connectivity: What Thailand's Aviation Build-Out Actually Decides
Thailand is building its most ambitious airport expansion in a generation. But its future as an aviation hub will be decided in the institutional layer: its carriers, its MRO and cargo ecosystem, and the partnerships now forming in Paris, not in terminal capacity. A strategic read for 2026.
Thailand's Fever Test: What the Energy Crisis Reveals About the Limits of Political Stability
Thailand's new government inherited a structural illness. The Iran conflict did not create the crisis — it ran the diagnostic test. Six weeks into the Bhumjaithai mandate, a 35-billion-baht Oil Fund deficit, a minister who admitted on air that GPS tracking of oil trucks was never operational, and farmers in the ruling party's own heartland saying they cannot take it anymore. MCG examines what the energy crisis of March 2026 reveals about the structural limits of Thailand's political stability — and what it means for investors in the region.
Resilience Over Efficiency: How Geopolitical Risk Is Redrawing Asia's Digital Infrastructure Map
As subsea cable investment accelerates across Asia-Pacific, the logic driving it has shifted from efficiency to resilience. The cables being laid today are not just infrastructure — they are a map of how capital, governments, and great powers expect the next decade to unfold. MCG examines what this means for investors and multinationals operating in the region.
Thailand 2026: Election and Constitutional Referendum Explained
On 8 February 2026, Thailand will hold a general election alongside a nationwide constitutional referendum. This analysis explains what is at stake, why the 2017 Constitution is being challenged, and how the outcome could shape political stability, governance, and regulatory risk through 2028.
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