Bangkok Business

Thailand’s businesses are facing a potentially difficult final quarter of 2026 as escalating geopolitical tensions across Europe and the Middle East threaten to push energy, transportation and operating costs higher. …

Thailand’s household debt burden has climbed to its highest level in 17 years, with average debt approaching THB800,000 per household as families contend with rising living expenses, modest income growth …

Thailand is preparing to gradually reduce diesel subsidies as the Oil Fuel Fund faces mounting financial pressure, with its deficit projected to reach 100 billion baht as early as October …

Motorists across Thailand are paying more at the pump after retail prices for gasoline, gasohol, and diesel rose by 0.85 baht per liter on September 15, as soaring international oil …

Thailand faces renewed economic pressure from soaring energy costs after another attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and the temporary shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline …

Thailand is bracing for another potentially disruptive shift in global monetary policy as the U.S. Federal Reserve prepares for a crucial September 15–16 meeting, with financial markets increasingly expecting policymakers …

Brent crude surged through the psychologically important US$100-a-barrel level on Wednesday, September 9, as escalating conflict across the Middle East intensified fears that vital regional oil supplies and shipping routes …

Thailand has approved a new labor cooperation framework with Sri Lanka that will open a legal pathway for an initial 10,000 Sri Lankan workers to take jobs in the kingdom, …

Thailand’s headline inflation accelerated to 2.53% year on year in August 2026, reaching a three-month high as higher fuel costs, rising food prices and more expensive prepared meals increased pressure …

Thailand’s manufacturing sector is facing mounting pressure as factories across automotive parts, garments, rubber products and plastics temporarily suspend operations amid shrinking orders, losses and higher production costs. The trend …