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Thailand's New Policy Direction: What Anutin's Second Cabinet Means for Business and Investment in 2026
As Songkran generated over 30 billion baht in tourism revenue this April, a quieter but more consequential moment was unfolding in parliament. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's second cabinet stepped forward with an ambitious "10 Plus" reform programme — and the stakes for Thailand's economic trajectory could not be higher.
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.
Thailand Political Risk: Will the Hat Yai Floods Trigger a December Dissolution?
The Hat Yai floods have stripped the coalition of its competency narrative. With the Article 151 constitutional deadline looming, our analysis identifies a "Death Race" scenario that points toward a House Dissolution by 12 December—triggering a potential governance vacuum and fiscal cliff in Q1 2026.
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