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BUSINESS

Synnex predicts 10% growth as prices rise

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/04/2026

» Despite intensifying economic pressures and a cooling consumer market, SET-listed IT distributor Synnex (Thailand) is holding firm to its 10% growth target this year, aiming to reach 53 billion baht in annual revenue in a strategic pivot towards high-value technology, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, and renewable energy solutions.

BUSINESS

True partnership targets AI adoption in Thai companies

Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/04/2026

» True Digital Academy has partnered with global tech consultancy Thoughtworks to help local companies shift to artificial intelligence (AI)-first enterprises.

BUSINESS

Call for jet fuel tax break as costs soar

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/04/2026

» Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Plc (BAFS), Thailand's sole jet refuelling provider, has called on the government to exempt jet fuel from the excise tax of 4.72 baht per litre, warning the levy undermines the country's aviation competitiveness.

BUSINESS

Malaysia Airlines seeks hub role for Kuala Lumpur

Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 07/04/2026

» Malaysia Airlines is banking on Kuala Lumpur as an aviation hub, competing with Bangkok and Singapore in Southeast Asia by connecting the region to medium- and long-haul destinations as it adds three new routes in China and Japan to capture strong demand.

PROPERTY

Construction, property shift tactics

Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 07/04/2026

» The construction and property sectors are being forced to adjust strategies and build greater resilience to cope with volatile energy prices, as the Middle East conflict drives up both energy and construction material costs, according to Siam Commercial Bank Economic Intelligence Center (EIC).

BUSINESS

Office eyes B40bn via infrastructure funds

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/04/2026

» Several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are expected to raise a combined 40 billion baht through infrastructure funds, helping to ease the government's public debt burden as such liabilities are not classified as public debt, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).

BUSINESS

Rapid AI evolution collides with sophisticated scams

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/04/2026

» Thailand's financial sector is reaching a turning point as the next phase of financial evolution dubbed "banking 5.0" converges with complex scams, prompting regulators to tighten oversight and pushing banks to strengthen real-time risk management and governance, says SAS Thailand, the local unit of a global data and artificial intelligence (AI) software company.

BUSINESS

Pundits warn of stagflation risk

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/04/2026

» Thailand faces a heightened risk of stagflation as elevated oil prices nudge up inflation, with the new government unlikely to launch large stimulus measures to prop up the subdued economy given high public debt levels, warn analysts.

THAILAND

Government unveils 'five-pillar' plan

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/04/2026

» The government has unveiled a 21‑page policy statement built around five key pillars aimed at steering Thailand through economic uncertainty while strengthening long‑term stability.

OPINION

Fanatics, an obsessive, and a belligerent fool

Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 07/04/2026

» We don't have to look very far to find a useful historical analogy for the current crisis in the Middle East. In 1967, Egypt closed the Strait of Tiran to Israeli ships, and Israel replied with a surprise air attack that destroyed almost the entire Egyptian air force on the ground.