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BUSINESS

US sets preliminary antidumping duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

Published on 24/04/2026

» ⁠The US Commerce Department ​on Thursday announced preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported ​from India, Indonesia and ‌Laos, the latest in a string of tariffs imposed over a decade on solar imports from Asia. 

BUSINESS

Siam Cement set to close Vietnam plant next month

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/04/2026

» Concerns over a raw material shortage in Thailand's manufacturing sector are growing after Siam Cement (SCC) announced a temporary suspension of its Vietnam petrochemical complex because the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing constraints in feedstock procurement.

THAILAND

China's Wang on two-day official visit

News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 24/04/2026

» Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi began an official visit to Thailand yesterday, following a trip to Cambodia, with talks centred on investment, technology cooperation and regional security.

LIFE

ProSet breaks new ground for maison

Life, Published on 24/04/2026

» IWC Schaffhausen has mastered user-friendly perpetual calendars that can now go forward and backward, thanks to the innovative ProSet mechanism.

OPINION

The global AI threat has arrived

Oped, Published on 24/04/2026

» Anthropic's new artificial intelligence (AI) model, Claude Mythos Preview, has alarmed business leaders and policymakers around the world because of its extraordinary ability to find and exploit vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers. Even the Trump administration, which has feuded with Anthropic in recent months over certain military uses of its models, now seems keen to work with the company to protect critical government infrastructure from cyberattacks.

WORLD

Iran defies US blockade to claim Hormuz tolls

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» TEHRAN - Iran has banked the first proceeds from the tolls it is exacting on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official said Thursday, as disruption triggered by the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy.

BUSINESS

Thai EV sales set to be boosted by trade-in incentive

Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/04/2026

» The Thai automotive industry is expected to benefit from the government's proposed car trade-in policy, which Omoda & Jaecoo (Thailand) says will stimulate sales, strengthen supply chains, and accelerate the country's push towards carbon neutrality.

BUSINESS

The fading of US exceptionalism

Business, Published on 23/04/2026

» Asset performance in the first quarter of 2026 can be divided into two phases: before and after the onset of the Iran war. Before the war, long-term structural trends were the main drivers of asset class performance. US equities were underperforming the rest of the world, with US hyperscalers leading the relative downward move, weighed down by concerns about the monetisation of their AI infrastructure spending.

BUSINESS

Pundits buoyant given ceasefire

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/04/2026

» The indefinite extension of the ceasefire in the Iran war strengthens expectations that prolonged Middle East conflicts are in a de-escalation phase, even though the second round of peace talks is on hold, while the peak for global oil prices has passed, say analysts.

BUSINESS

Industrial sentiment decline persists

Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/04/2026

» The war in the Middle East continues to haunt local manufacturers, causing a dim business outlook as the Thai Industries Sentiment Index fell to 88.6 points in March, down from 90 the previous month, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).