1. Land price index in the EEC provinces rose by 24.9% in 1Q25, the 5th quarterly rise, led by Rayong at 43.5% due to strong FDI, the Real Estate Info Center (REIC).
2. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will announce Ft charge for electricity sell for the final period of year (Sept-Dec) today. Permanent secretary Ministry of Energy expects tariff fairly unchanged at Bt3.99/kwh vs current Ft at Bt3.98 (May-Aug).
3. Foreign arrivals rose 0.3% % in the week ended July 13 to 570,747 from prior, with arrivals from India and China increasing by 5.2% and 3%, Tourism Ministry. Arrivals from Europe, especially from France and Germany, continued to rise on summer holiday break. YTD arrivals fell 5.6% yoy to 17.
4. Brokerage firms are calling on the Ministry of Finance to exempt dividend tax on stock investments in a bid to revive investor interest amid market volatility and promote long-term investing.
5. Pheu Thai defends Thaksin’s tariff talks attendance: Key Pheu Thai Party figures have pushed back against renewed allegations that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is unlawfully influencing the party, insisting his role is strictly advisory and well within legal bounds. Bangkok Post
6. Travel subsidy fails to attract Thais: Domestic tourism stimulus a disappointment so far, with poor take-up of half-price vacations. The tourism and sports minister says the number of local tourists using co-payment privileges was lower than expected for the first 10 days of the scheme despite 1.58 million registrants, as travel sentiment may be unfavourable due to economic conditions. Bangkok Post
7. Land bridge falls flat: Shipping sector lukewarm, though property speculators keen. As Thailand’s political future hangs in the balance, so too does one of the country’s most ambitious mega-infrastructure proposals: the Land Bridge Project, envisioned as a transformative logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea. Bangkok Post
8. Thailand set to finally embrace nuclear power: EGAT is expected to be a developer of an SMR project. A proposal to install small modular reactors (SMRs) in Thailand looks set to gain momentum amid corporate interest in using the technology to ensure stable power supplies and support the national plan to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Ratch Group, the power generation arm of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Global Power Synergy Plc, a subsidiary of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, as well as Saha Pathanapibul International Plc, a consumer product conglomerate, are key supporters of SMRs, said a private sector electricity executive who requested anonymity. Bangkok Post
9. State loans to cushion blow of Trump tariffs: B200bn scheme will focus on Thai SMEs. Government Savings Bank (GSB) has been ordered to provide 200 billion baht in soft loans to support Thai entrepreneurs hit by US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures. Bangkok Post
10. Brokerages back dividend tax exemption: Brokerage firms are urging the Ministry of Finance to exempt dividend tax for stock investment to help revive investors’ interest in the Thai market, which has declined by more than 20% year to date. The proposal came after the tax deductible Thai ESG Extra (ESG X) Fund designed to stimulate long-term investment through the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) raised only 30 billion baht, falling short of the government’s target of 100 billion baht. Bangkok Post

Bonus 10

1. Revenue collection may not reach goal: The government’s revenue collection for fiscal 2025 may fall short of its target due to the impact of the economic slowdown, says finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit. The government’s net revenue in the first eight months of the fiscal year (October 2024 to May 2025) tallied 1.7 trillion baht, which is 12.7 billion or 0.7% below the target. However, revenue collection during this period is 1.7% higher than the same period last year. Bangkok Post
2. YLG sees gold hitting $3,650 in H2: Gold trader YLG expects global gold prices to reach US$3,650 an ounce in the second half of this year amid tariff tensions and demand from various central banks. Bullion soared 25% in the first half of 2025, driven by escalating US trade tariffs, geopolitical risks and a surge in central bank gold purchases, said Pawan Nawawattanasub, chief executive of YLG Group. Bangkok Post
3. Authorities mull adjusting diesel ceiling retail price: Energy authorities are considering adjusting the ceiling retail price of diesel which has remained unchanged for decades and has not aligned with the changes in economic circumstances, says the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo). The government had regulated the price of diesel by setting a maximum rate of 30 baht a litre, but since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when global crude oil prices skyrocketed, it has only been able to fix the price at 32-33 baht a litre, as opposed to the market rate of around 36 baht a litre, as additional subsides would incur a huge debt. Bangkok Post
4. ‘New era’ for US, Indonesia: Indonesian leader Prabowo Subianto yesterday hailed a “new era of mutual benefit” with Washington after President Donald Trump announced Indonesian goods entering the US would face a 19% tariff, far below the 32% he had earlier threatened. Bangkok Post
5. Mounting economic woes pummel industry’s morale: A storm of economic pain has hit local entrepreneurs, causing the Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) to fall to an eight-month low in June, with the situation likely to lead to a dim industry outlook over the next three months, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).Bangkok Post
6. BoI preps measures to withstand tariffs: Pushing adoption of new technologies. The Board of Investment (BoI) is launching measures to help Thai entrepreneurs withstand the impact of the US tariff policy and the trade war, ranging from abandoning the promotion of solar panel manufacturing to encouraging factories to adopt new technologies. Its decision on the photovoltaic (PV) panel issue is part of efforts to regulate investment in some businesses. Bangkok Post
7. EEC land prices surge in Q1 amid strong foreign demand: The land price index in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces rose by 24.9% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the fifth consecutive quarterly increase, led by Rayong, where the index surged 43.5% due to strong foreign investment in the industrial sector. According to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC), the index for undeveloped land in the EEC stood at 332.2 points, up 24.9% year-on-year and 2.6% quarter-on-quarter. Bangkok Post
8. Domestic co-payment incentive comes under scrutiny: The government’s domestic tourism stimulus campaign has come under heavy criticism in parliament, with the opposition blasting the scheme as ineffective due to frequent technical failures, low public engagement and high potential for fraud. Bangkok Post
9. K-Research puts GDP growth at 1.2%: GDP growth this year could be as low as 1.2% or even less if the government fails to clinch a deal with the US that ensures the reciprocal tariff is competitive with those granted to neighbouring countries, said Kasikorn Research Centre (K-Research). Bangkok Post
10. Commission to maintain current power tariff: Electricity bills during the last four months of this year will not be further reduced as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has decided to maintain the current power tariff despite positive factors that could lead to a lower rate. Bangkok Post