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WORLD

White House pressure on Cuba mounts as island fights power cut

AFP, Published on 18/03/2026

» HAVANA - Washington heaped pressure on Cuba's communist authorities Tuesday to allow free-market reforms as the impoverished island scrambled to recover from a nationwide electricity blackout.

BUSINESS

Freight surge forces export realignment

Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 18/03/2026

» As soaring ocean freight rates put pressure on exporters, Thai wooden furniture manufacturer Deesawat is urging exporters to explore closer markets amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

BUSINESS

Shrimp exporters unfazed by US tariffs

Business, Post Reporters, Published on 18/03/2026

» Thailand's shrimp exports are unaffected by the new US tariffs and antidumping (AD) duties, and the industry aims to produce 400,000 tonnes of shrimp this year, says the Thai Shrimp Association.

BUSINESS

Sugar cane demand poised to rocket

Business, Published on 18/03/2026

» The Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB) expects purchases of sugar cane leaves to more than double this year as Thailand reduces its reliance on liquefied natural gas imports, shipments of which have been disrupted by war in the Middle East.

THAILAND

Panel puts pay hike on hold

News, Published on 18/03/2026

» The tripartite wage committee has unanimously agreed that now is not the right time to consider a minimum wage increase, citing uncertainty over the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East and the need to closely monitor energy prices.

BUSINESS

Thai hoteliers jittery over energy prices

Published on 17/03/2026

» Hotel operators in Thailand consider high energy prices more troubling than mass cancellations as only one month remains in the high tourism season, resulting in requests for the government to promote domestic travel during the Songkran holiday to help maintain occupancy rates.

THAILAND

50-satang hike in diesel price confirmed

Online Reporters, Published on 17/03/2026

» The pump price of diesel, previously capped at 30 baht a litre, will increase by 50 satang on Wednesday, and will continue to rise gradually to 33 baht to reduce the burden of subsidies, authorities said on Tuesday.

LIFE

Try on clothes virtually — NVIDIA‑powered AI brings photoreal virtual fittings to online fashion

Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 17/03/2026

» A physics‑backed AI startup, CATCHES, has unveiled RealFit, a generative sizing tool that promises true‑to‑life virtual try‑ons for fashion e‑commerce. The technology was introduced at NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose, California, on Monday.

THAILAND

From Feedstock to Flight: How Thailand Can Lead the ASEAN Skies in the SAF Race

Published on 17/03/2026

» In this exclusive deep-dive, BCG’s Marc Schmidt and Arun Rajamani reveal why the Kingdom’s agricultural surplus is its greatest strategic asset, how Thailand can partner with Singapore to dominate the ASEAN skies, and why the shift from "waste oil" to "cassava ethanol" is the key to dodging a feedstock wall by 2030.

WORLD

Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents

AFP, Published on 17/03/2026

» SAO PAULO - In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.