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Thai SME crisis demands national action beyond cash injections

Thai SME crisis demands national action beyond cash injections

August 10, 2026

Thai SMEs face rising bad debt, shrinking loans, weak profits and factory closures, prompting calls for structural reform rather than funding alone.

End of an era — Canon Korat sends out final shipment

Canon Ratchasima Factory has officially ended all production after its final shipment, closing a key export manufacturing base in Korat

ASEAN factories face closures and layoffs as war-driven cost shock spreads

MONDAY, JUNE 01, 2026

Factories across Southeast Asia are shutting down and cutting jobs as the Iran war drives up raw-material, energy and shipping costs, exposing widening pressure on SMEs and traditional manufacturers despite strong electronics exports.

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