*Yes only 8 interesting points this week

1. ENERGY: TH govt plans to increase the use of biofuel blends to reduce demand for crude oil imports – Energy Minister Auttapol. The govt will raise the required bio-additive content in diesel to 7% from 5%, he says, adding that it also plans to cut prices for gasoline blended with 20% ethanol to boost consumption. Authorities will freeze prices of LPG for cooking through May to cushion households from rising energy costs.
2. Energy: Energy Minister says Thailand has enough fuel, is diversifying imports and will keep diesel capped at Bt29.94 amid the oil price surge.
3. Bank: SME D Bank (non-listed) warns the US-Iran war is driving up energy costs for Thai SMEs, hitting manufacturing and tourism, as the state bank rolls out 3% soft loans to support businesses.
4. Politics: Thailand’s newly elected lawmakers will convene for the first time on Sat 14Mar, following the Feb. 8 general election – deputy govt spokeswoman Aiyarin
5. TH Energy savings: government has asked government agencies to adopt WFH immediately while the Energy Ministry urges all aircon use to raise cooling temps to 26-27c to curb energy demands in the country.
6. MAI Index: The list of top-earning MAI stocks for 2025 has been revealed, with SPVI emerging as the number one performer with revenue of Bt8,361.99m, driven by strong sales of Apple products, especially the overwhelmingly popular iPhone 17 Series. The top 10 list is also packed with other high-potential stocks such as TMW, TAKUNI, PIS, TNP, TITLE, CAZ, AMA, YUASA, and FPI.
7. Tourism: The war in the Middle East is causing a downturn in Thai tourism by disrupting long-haul aviation, with over 37,000 flight cancellations affecting major airlines that connect Europe and Asia. Thailand has already experienced a significant drop in arrivals, with European tourists decreasing by 14.39% and Middle Eastern tourists by 76.51% in early March. Worst-case scenarios project that a prolonged conflict could cost Thailand nearly 600,000 tourists and over THB 40 billion in revenue, with rising oil prices further threatening to increase airfares.
8. Business is bracing for impact from potential shortage of petrochemical products such as plastic pellets, consumer product package, water bottle to food packaging likely to take hit as supply is curbed, Bangkokpost.

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