The banking industry’s bad loans are seen climbing higher for the remaining period of the year, but the central bank is giving assurances that commercial banks’ capital buffer is strong enough to tolerate rising non-performing loans (NPLs) if the economy shrinks 8.1% this year. Source: Business

Major League Baseball player Ian Desmond is opting out of the truncated 2020 season. Coronavirus concerns factored into his decision, but so did the national reckoning with racism — something Desmond says needs to happen within the league, too. Source: Sports

The cabinet yesterday acknowledged the Energy Ministry’s plan to accelerate investment in energy projects worth more than 200 billion baht, starting later this year, in a collective move to help reboot the economy. Source: Business

Fund inflows into extra units of the Super Savings Fund (SSF) are anticipated to have reached 10 billion baht before the one-time investment incentive lapsed yesterday, says the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC). Source: Business

PTT Oil and Retail Business (PTTOR), the retail fuel arm of PTT, expects fuel sales to return to normal in July after a 5-7% decline for four months in a row. Source: Business

The coronavirus crisis is catalysing adoption of contactless shower toilets as hygiene concerns escalate, says Lixil Thailand, a maker of sanitaryware and housing products. Source: Business

Central Group is launching a programme to help rebuild the economy by buying goods from local farmers and small producers and selling the products at discounted prices at the group’s 106 shopping plazas nationwide. Source: Business

As the 2020 Formula 1 season finally gets ready to start, McLaren driver Carlos Sainz has revealed his health fears about the sport returning amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Sports

There is “evident” racial bias in the way football commentators refer to players of different skin colors, says a new study published on Tuesday. Source: Sports

The fallout from Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour continues, with tennis great Boris Becker and current star Nick Kyrgios embroiled in a verbal tit-for-tat. Source: Sports