The leader of a Rohingya Muslim insurgency against Myanmar’s security forces said on Friday his group would keep fighting “even if a million die” unless the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, took action to protect the religious minority. Source: Asia Pacific

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will use social media influencers to attract more local tourists and grow domestic travel this year. Source: Business

Remember the last time you sent a handwritten letter, folded it into an envelope and stuck a stamp on the top corner? Or when you stopped to check the mail and found a personal missive in your letterbox? Source: Tech

Mudman (MM), a food and lifestyle brands operator, has set an initial public offering (IPO) price at 5.25 baht per share and will open for public subscription next week for trade on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI). Source: Business

The Bank of Thailand will shave 80 billion baht from its April issuance of short-dated bonds as a means to curb baht speculation, says a senior official. Source: Business

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group expects to start investing in its production and logistics hub in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) this year, says Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana. Source: Business

The Commerce Ministry will open 158 low-cost food outlets at PTT petrol stations next week under the government’s Noonid scheme. Source: Business

The types of projects to receive funding from the state’s Competitiveness Fund were approved yesterday by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Source: Business

SET-listed COL Plc, a stationery, book and office supplies company under Central Group, is diversifying by supplying more products and expanding its presence in Asean. Source: Business

The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions on Friday, seeking to further isolate the country’s economy for pursuing nuclear weapons. Source: Asia Pacific