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Tariff talks turn trickier
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Phusadee Arunmas, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 24/11/2025
» Separating US tariffs from the Thai-Cambodian border dispute is like "rainfall without flash floods in Bangkok".
Thailand upbeat on exports to US
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Ranjana Wangvipula and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/11/2025
» Businessmen and economists are optimistic that the US will not be tough on trade negotiations with Thailand following Bangkok's suspension of its peace accord with Cambodia, saying US President Donald Trump is feeling domestic pressure to lower taxes to ease rising inflation.
Tax changes for plug-in hybrid EVs approved
Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 29/04/2025
» The Thai cabinet has approved tax changes expected to encourage purchases of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), effective from Jan 1 next year.
Power bills capped for the rest of the year
Business, Phusadee Arunmas & Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 24/07/2024
» The cabinet has approved the capping of power bills at 4.18 baht per unit until the end of the year and set the diesel price ceiling at 33 baht per litre until Oct 31.
On the edge of a precipice?
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Somruedi Banchongduang, Phusadee Arunmas and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2024
» Tensions between the Bank of Thailand and the coalition government led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who is also the finance minister, have been apparent for months and flared up last week after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to maintain interest rates at 2.5% following a political push for a reduction.
Crying out for a crisis
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Phusadee Arunmas, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Ranjana Wangvipula & Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/11/2023
» Is Thailand's economy in a crisis? The question has been echoed on every economic forum, TV debate and economic discussion on social media the past few weeks as politicians and analysts bicker over the necessity of the Pheu Thai Party's proposed 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme.
Turning over a new leaf
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula & Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/11/2023
» Plastic bags disrupted the paper packaging industry decades ago, but a plant-based alternative material being developed has the potential to reshape the sector once more.
Nuclear power and net zero
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Yuthana Praiwan and Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/07/2023
» Clean energy campaigns are not only promoting solar, wind and biomass power in Thailand, but also prompting conversations about nuclear energy.
Sluggish economy tames local oil prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Somruedi Banchongduang and Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 17/05/2023
» Diesel prices dipped again on Monday to around 32 baht a litre as global crude oil prices are on a decline.
SKE eyes revenue of B1bn
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 06/04/2023
» SET-listed Sakol Energy (SKE), a compressed natural gas trader and biomass power plant operator, has maintained its projection for revenue to surge to almost 1 billion baht this year, up from 500 million baht in 2022, thanks to higher sales of premium-grade refuse-derived fuel.