Electricity tariffs in Thailand will rise by only 1.8% for the May-August period, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) announced on Wednesday.

In early ​1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had just completed the design of a computer circuit board he intended to share with fellow hobbyists ​at a local club. His friend Steve Jobs ‌also saw a business opportunity to manufacture and sell the boards, and thus Apple was born.

Progress has been reported in efforts to sell the troubled English football club Sheffield Wednesday, with the head of an American private equity group scheduled to meet with team staff this week, according to UK media reports.

Any attempt to keep energy prices artificially low, in defiance of market mechanisms, could trigger a double whammy within the country, says Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

The People’s Party has outlined a three-part defence strategy as it prepares for a possible Supreme Court hearing in the high-profile ethics case involving 44 former MPs of its predecessor, the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP).

The government has announced a three-phase contingency plan to cope with a potential full-scale energy crisis, including fuel rationing and limited operating hours for petrol stations and shopping malls, should the war in the Middle East lead to the closure of two crucial maritime chokepoints.