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Cabinet backs B20bn loan to steady fuel prices
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2026
» The cabinet has approved a plan allowing the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo) to borrow 20 billion baht to increase the liquidity of the Oil Fuel Fund, aiming to shore up energy prices amid the global oil crisis.
GSB targets huge increase in low-income borrowers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2026
» Government Savings Bank (GSB) aims to let an additional 1 million low-income Thais access formal credit, representing a total loan value of about 100 billion baht, says the bank's new chief.
Thai Airways to almost double fuel surcharges this week
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/04/2026
» Thai Airways International will raise its fuel surcharges by nearly 100% on many routes for tickets issued from May 1 onwards to cope with the soaring price of jet fuel.
Survey finds worry among labourers
Business, Somhatai Mosika, Published on 29/04/2026
» The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) anticipates government initiatives such as "Thai Chuay Thai" and "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment schemes can effectively stimulate the economy as consumers tighten their spending because of insecurity about employment and future income.
Travel agents slam B1,000 exit tax
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 29/04/2026
» The Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) strongly opposes the government's plan to levy a 1,000‑baht departure tax on Thai travellers, warning it will hamper two‑way tourism and hurt the economy during a cost-of-living crisis.
PM sets up new economic policy board
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 29/04/2026
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has established a new Economic Policy Board to coordinate proactive measures in response to global economic pressures, including spillovers from Middle East tensions.
New stimulus to help consumer stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/04/2026
» Retail, food & beverage (F&B), finance and transport stocks will receive a bump from the "Thai Help Thai Plus" co-payment stimulus when it jump-starts domestic consumption, according to analysts.
Donald Trump and his tragedy of errors
Oped, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Published on 29/04/2026
» It is true, as Alexander Pope once said, that to err is human. But while everyone is fallible, some humans are more prone to error than others. The history of authoritarian and absolutist political rule is rife with figures whose mistakes proved calamitous not just for themselves but for the societies they ruled.
Higher education ministry touts Thai green innovations
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/04/2026
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) wants to drive Thailand to become a high-income nation by promoting Thai green innovations in the global market.
A bridge too far
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2026
» Re: "Singapore eyes bridge potential", (BP, April 28) & Land Bridge plan due for cabinet", (BP, April 26). PM Anutin Charnvirakul says the proposed southern Land Bridge project is suddenly vital due to a temporary shift in global trade routes. Of course, such a quickly grabbed upon straw is put forth by politicians in their blind adoration of public–private partnerships, the mother of all graft mechanisms. What else have they got?