1. Government scales back domestic travel stimulus to 500k room/night from 1m previous guidance as Bt1.78b budget allocated to promote overseas mkt, supports charter & domestic flight, up for cabinet approval by tomorrow (Jun 10th).
2. SET will restrict purchases of securities by HFT trading investors, after month of consultations, to only securities in SET100 only from July 7, including common stocks, F & NVDR, DW, DR, ETF, and underlying stocks of DWs and SSF.
3. Transport Min seeks approval for budget increase for Red line MRT to Bt104.44b from Bt96.86b as well as Air Cargo Services of 2nd operator at Suvarnabhumi Airport under Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) project valued at Bt15.25b.
4. The NESDC wants to enhance the conditions for debt restructuring to prevent special mention loans from becoming NPLs.: Quality of household credit is declining. The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) wants to improve the conditions for debt restructuring to prevent special mention (SM) loans from deteriorating into non-performing loans (NPLs), after a noticeable increase in the former in last year’s fourth quarter. Bangkok Post
5. Auto lease adjustment causes a kerfuffle: Auto leasing business operators have shown varying levels of readiness to comply with the Bank of Thailand’s regulations following a recent amendment to a royal decree on auto hire purchase businesses. According to Sarun Thongtammachart, chairman of the Thai HirePurchase Association (THPA), while THPA members have prepared to comply with the regulator’s rules under the amended royal decree, their levels of preparedness differ under the new regulatory framework introduced by the central bank. Bangkok Post
6. Early surge in foreign investment in EEC: The number of foreigners investing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) during the first four months of 2025 rose 40% year-on-year to 108, according to deputy government spokeswoman Sasikarn Wattanachan. Bangkok Post
7. Finance Ministry postponed plan to redeploy Bt157b budget from suspended digital wallet 3rd phase, as there were several depts submitting spending plans worth >Bt400b.
8. Tariff impact likely in Q3: Thailand eyes deal with US soon. The impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the Thai economy is likely to become clearer in the third quarter, says Deputy Finance
9. The government plans to expand cloud platform adoption across state agencies, targeting 200,000 virtual machines (VMs) by year-end, up from the current 40,000. This move aims to lower costs, enhance service efficiency, improve data security, and mitigate data leakage risks.
10. Official warns Neta may need to repay subsidies: Electric vehicle (EV) importers participating in the government subsidy programme are required to return any subsidies received to the government if they fail to comply with the conditions, says Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul. Bangkok Post

Bonus 3

1. TH tops Agoda summer holidays searched among Asian market by European travellers for the 2nd consecutive year, finding are based on accommodation searches for travel during July & August, the peak summer months for European travellers: Indonesia, JPN, Malaysia & Vietnam making the top 5.
2. Tourism slump hammers restaurants: Every type of eatery is struggling this year as the economy and tourism slow, says renowned Thai chef and restaurateur Thitid Tassanakajohn, also known as Chef Ton. Bangkok Post
3. BoT to oversee loans for auto hire-purchase, leasing: The Bank of Thailand may take over the regulation of fees and interest rates for auto hire-purchase and leasing loans, replacing the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) under a new law. Bangkok Post