{"id":15138,"date":"2025-07-07T00:28:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/?p=15138"},"modified":"2025-07-07T00:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:28:43","slug":"leaked-power-calls-cannabis-crackdown-why-thailands-startup-scene-is-quietly-rebooting-e597","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/2025\/07\/07\/leaked-power-calls-cannabis-crackdown-why-thailands-startup-scene-is-quietly-rebooting-e597\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Power Calls, Cannabis Crackdown &#038; Why Thailand\u2019s Startup Scene Is Quietly Rebooting \u2013 E597"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Leaked Power Calls, Cannabis Crackdown &amp; Why Thailand\u2019s Startup Scene Is Quietly Rebooting \u2013 E597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gw9pCExg-w0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Wing Vasiksiri, investor and ecosystem builder, returns to unpack the recent political upheaval in Thailand, the shifting startup landscape, and how these dynamics intersect. He and Jeremy Au explore the Prime Minister\u2019s suspension, the ripple effects of leaked diplomacy, and what these events signal for foreign investment and local sentiment. They also discuss the country&#8217;s cannabis policy reversal, new crypto tax breaks, and the comeback of early-stage incubation. Wing introduces \u201cProject Thailand,\u201d a new public resource and investor-backed report aiming to support Thai founders by mapping out the entire ecosystem. Their discussion offers a real-time pulse check on Thailand&#8217;s path toward stability, growth, and tech-driven innovation.<\/p>\n<p>00:22 PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra suspended after leaked audio call with Cambodia\u2019s president: The clip revealed her use of informal language and criticism of Thailand\u2019s military, which sparked a political backlash. Her comments raised concerns over national loyalty, leading to her suspension and a cabinet reshuffle that further destabilized the coalition government.<br \/>\n09:45 Seven Thai PMs in ten years erode investor confidence and stall economic reform: The pattern of court removals, protests, and reshuffled coalitions makes it harder for Thailand to project long-term policy stability. Investors hesitate to back sectors like infrastructure and data centers, where long planning cycles are incompatible with unpredictable governance.<br \/>\n15:10 Thai<\/p>\n<p><!-- Video Blogster Pro --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wing Vasiksiri, investor and ecosystem builder, returns to unpack the recent political upheaval in Thailand, the shifting startup landscape, and how these dynamics intersect. He and Jeremy Au explore  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15140,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15138\/revisions\/15140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}