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THAILAND

ttb launches collaborative financial management programmes for eateries

Published on 12/03/2026

» ttb has partnered with LINE MAN Wongnai, alongside FlowAccount and Skooldio, to develop a comprehensive digital solution for Thailand’s restaurant sector. The solution encompasses systems from front-of-house sales and back-office operations to accounting, finance and digital skills development, aiming to enable restaurant owners to gain a clear overview of their business, control costs and manage finances with greater accuracy while supporting sustainable growth.

BUSINESS

Chat commerce gains ground

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/03/2026

» Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered conversational commerce is intensifying in Thailand as major platforms such as Meta and Line step up efforts to support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

BUSINESS

Amata prepares for major Southeast Asian growth

Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/03/2026

» SET-listed Amata Corporation, an industrial estate developer, is preparing a major expansion across Southeast Asia, announcing plans to invest 10 billion baht to develop and upgrade industrial estates in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam.

BUSINESS

Investors turn to crypto and tokenised gold

Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/03/2026

» Global investors are increasingly allocating part of their portfolios to both Bitcoin and gold, while the trading of tokenised gold on blockchain platforms is expanding rapidly amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, says digital asset platform Bitazza Thailand.

BUSINESS

Budget disbursement to be expedited

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/03/2026

» Caretaker finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has instructed government agencies and state enterprises to accelerate budget disbursement to help support the economy during this difficult period.

BUSINESS

Thai oil fund spending B1 billion a day on subsidies

Published on 11/03/2026

» The Thai government is widening efforts to curb demand for fuel, as it burns through cash fighting to keep domestic diesel prices artificially low amid surging global energy costs.

WORLD

G7 leaders closer to tapping oil reserves

AFP, Published on 11/03/2026

» PARIS - The Group of Seven advanced economies inched closer on Wednesday to tapping strategic oil reserves to tackle the rise in crude oil prices due to the Middle East war as energy ministers said they stood ready to take “all necessary measures”.

BUSINESS

Thai Airways to raise ticket prices by 10-15%

Published on 11/03/2026

» Thai Airways International will raise ticket prices by 10% to 15% to offset surging fuel costs as the carrier grapples with “overwhelming” demand from customers shifting travel plans from the Middle East to Europe, said chief financial officer Cherdchom Thetsathirasak.

THAILAND

UOB, partners arrange record 28-billion-baht green loan for Thailand’s largest data centre

Published on 11/03/2026

» Bangkok, 6 March 2026 – UOB has led a consortium of five partner banks to jointly arrange a 28-billion-baht green term loan for DayOne Data Centres, supporting the development of one of Thailand’s largest and most scalable data centres. The financing will contribute to DayOne’s initial phase of the greenfield data centre at Chonburi Tech Park in Amata Industrial Park, with operations expected to begin in 2026. The development is DayOne’s inaugural data centre project in Thailand built off their strong foundation and portfolio across the region.

THAILAND

Night closures of petrol stations planned, not yet enforced

Published on 11/03/2026

» The government plans to close petrol stations at late-night hours only in a worst-case scenario stemming from the Middle East war, as the present situation is not critical enough to justify such a measure, the Department of Energy Business reported.