Original article: How Thailand vs Indonesia manufacturing cost competitiveness is shifting ASEAN supply chain routing in Q3
Q3 input cost inflation is eroding Indonesia’s labor advantage faster than expected, shifting premium manufacturing routes toward Thailand.
Authors
Pichaya "P'Chai" Srisuk
Thailand Correspondent — Travel, Aviation, Tourism (also covers Myanmar & Cambodia)
Pichaya "P'Chai" Srisuk is a Bangkok-based business and policy reporter who specialises in tourism recovery, aviation route economics and the hospitality sector across Southeast Asia. With a BA in International Relations and more than six years of reporting experience, he blends data-driven analysis, interviews with industry insiders, and on-the-ground reporting to show how airline strategies, tourism campaigns and policy shifts reshape regional mobility and local economies. Fluent in Thai and English, P'Chai regularly files pieces from Thailand and provides contextual reporting on Myanmar and Cambodia when regional policy or tourism links are relevant.
Marcus Wijaya
Indonesia Correspondent — Industry, Ports, Infrastructure (also covers Timor-Leste)
Marcus Wijaya is an infrastructure and industry reporter focused on Indonesia’s ports, logistics, manufacturing clusters, and infrastructure projects. He reports from Jakarta and major port hubs, translating operational developments into stories about regional supply chains and investment.
