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Tallying the tariff trade-offs
Business, Published on 04/08/2025
» The 19% US reciprocal tariff on Thai goods could offer some much-needed relief for businesses in Thailand, as this rate aligns with the regional average.
'Absolute madness': Thailand's pet lion problem
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI — Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called "Big George."
Thai exports expand by 15.5% in June
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/07/2025
» While exports surged by 15.5% year-over-year in June, with a significant increase in the US market, exports in the latter half of the year are expected to decelerate, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
New taste tinglers for your palate
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/07/2025
» Thailand is always on the move, at least in the food and beverage department. Blink and you’ll miss another new restaurant opening or a drink launch. Guru By Bangkok Post is making sure that even if you blink, you don’t miss out on the new taste tinglers that are worth mentioning.
Adding fuel to the fire
Business, Published on 30/06/2025
» The unpredictable Israel-Iran conflict is intensifying the disorder overwhelming the Pheu Thai Party's coalition government.
Huge seizure of smuggled chicken feet near Bangkok stokes bird flu fears
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/06/2025
» Police in Samut Sakhon province have seized 346 tonnes of smuggled chicken feet, an ingredient of a popular Thai spicy salad, and collected samples to be tested for possible avian influenza.
Canada steelworkers urge Ottawa to counter Trump
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» HAMILTON (CANADA) - Steelworkers in the Canadian city of Hamilton see President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalation as a wake-up call, insisting US efforts to protect struggling metal producers demand an equivalent national response.
A bad wrap: An angry Trump blasts the 'TACO Theory'
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made no pretense at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by a reporter about "TACO" -- an acronym that has been gaining traction among Wall Street traders who believe that "Trump Always Chickens Out."
How might China manage Trump's tariff war?
Oped, Published on 24/04/2025
» China has taken a tough stance against US President Donald Trump, matching the last two rounds of US tariffs with tariffs of its own. The US tariff on goods from China is now 145%, while China's is 125%. Why does China take such a position, and are there any off-ramps that would allow it to mitigate the costs of a prolonged trade war?
More of the same
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/04/2025
» Re: "Trump has eye on chip, drug tariffs", (Business, April 16) & "The dollar correction is finally here", (Commentary, April 16).