In the second quarter of 2026, Thailand's digital sector found itself at a familiar crossroads — buoyed by the world's hunger for artificial intelligence and a weaker baht that made its exports more attractive, yet still held below the threshold of true confidence by the stubborn weight of energy costs and semiconductor shortages. The Digital Economy Promotion Agency's sentiment index climbed from 44.5 to 48.4, a modest but meaningful step forward for an industry navigating both global opportunity and global friction. The World Bank's recognition of Thailand as fifth among developing nations f