Thailand
About Our Work in Thailand
In Thailand, we address some of the country’s greatest challenges, including avoiding the middle-income trap, education reform, women’s workforce participation, the transition to a low-carbon economy, flows of displaced people across the Thai-Myanmar border, and conflict prevention in the southernmost provinces. We support Thailand’s role in addressing regional challenges through ASEAN, the Mekong subregion, and other regional platforms.
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News from Thailand
Learn about our latest work and development approaches.
What We Do
An online learning portal for Thai students and educators
With school closures, the pandemic impeded learning opportunities for Thai students and heightened the educational divide in Thailand between urban centers and rural areas.
In 2020, The Asia Foundation launched Thailandlearning.org, an online learning portal for Thai students and educators disrupted by the Covid-19 crisis. The learning portal provides access to quality educational tools and resources from across Thailand and around the world in a single site.
Surveying Covid-19 impact on small businesses
While Thailand was largely successful in containing Covid-19 infections in 2020, the economic impact may outlast the pandemic.
The Asia Foundation’s Enduring the Pandemic: Surveys of the Impact of Covid-19 on Thai Small Businesses revealed that 70 percent of the national workforce suffered a monthly income fall by an average of 47 percent, and 11 percent of small businesses are at risk of closing permanently. The survey was the first in a series of three, and initial findings have been presented to relevant Thai government agencies.
Recent Publications
Mekong Safeguards Factsheet
Commercial Navigation on the Upper Mekong: Growing or Slowing for Thailand?
Social Safeguarding in Thailand’s Bangkok–Nong Khai High-Speed Railway
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Staff in Thailand
Mission-driven and multidisciplinary, our staff bring a broad range of talents and backgrounds to their work every day.
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Adam Burke
Regional Director, Peace and Stability
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Arpaporn Winijkulchai
Senior Program Officer, Thailand
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Benjamin Zawacki
Senior Program Specialist, Southeast Asia Regional Security
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Don Pathan
Senior Program Officer, Regional Security Cooperation
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Nalitra Thaiprasert
Senior Program Officer, Thailand
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Pitchanuch Supavanich
Regional Program Manager, Southeast Asia Regional Cooperation Programs
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Rattana Lao
Senior Program Officer, Thailand
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Thomas Parks
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
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Todd Wassel
Country Representative, Thailand