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Shippers seek public-private tie-up
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) has reiterated its call for the prime minister to form a collaborative public-private working group to navigate the evolving trade landscape.
Exports surge 17.8% to reach 3-year high of $29.5bn in March
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 25/04/2025
» Thai exports rose for a ninth straight month in March and exceeded expectations, reaching the highest level in three years, although steep US tariffs remain a concern, says the Commerce Ministry.
Asean seeks to strengthen US economic ties amid tariffs
Business, Published on 25/04/2025
» Asean has reiterated its commitment to multilateral trade principles and does not plan to retaliate against US tariff actions.
Tech sector braces for new US export rules
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/04/2025
» The Thai technology industry is preparing for the impact of new tiered US AI chip export restrictions set to take effect on May 15.
A perilous era of absolute advantage
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 25/04/2025
» If a date had to be pinpointed, the post-Second World War international system came to an unmistakable end on April 2 -- the so-called "Liberation Day" -- when US President Donald Trump announced comprehensive "reciprocal" tariffs to a bewildered global audience. The blatantly protectionist move was equivalent to the United States' abrogation and abandonment of the rules-based international order that it ironically and instrumentally constructed and upheld over nearly eight decades. What comes now is a dangerous era of absolute advantage in global trade, investment, and finance, bent on unilateralism over multilateralism, competition over cooperation, nationalism over interdependence, and the singular quest to dominate and reshape the global pecking order under the rubric of making America "great again".
Corporate debt repayment capacity concerns Bank of Thailand
Published on 24/04/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has voiced concerns about the debt repayment capacity of some domestic corporations carrying heavy debt burdens amid increasing economic headwinds.
Myanmar discusses issuing mining permits
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2025
» BEIJING — Myanmar's Wa State held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss issuing mining permits, the International Tin Association (ITA) said on Thursday, as the tin-rich region inches closer to the resumption of mining.
Thai firms halt syrup production as China's ban drags on
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2025
» Dozens of Thai firms grappling with US$60 million losses from China's ban on sugar syrup have stopped production, an industry body said, following unsuccessful negotiation attempts by the Southeast Asian nation to lift the restrictions.
Thai exports rise to 3-year high
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand's exports rose for a ninth straight month in March and more than expected, reaching the highest level in three years, although steep US tariffs remain a concern, the Commerce Ministry reported on Thursday.
Thai opposition pitches stimulus plan to cope with US tariff
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand's main opposition party called for an economic stimulus package to cope with the US tariff after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra signalled that trade talks to secure relief from the levy have been stalled.