HEADLINES:
1. Asean Linkage folds after falling short
2. TMB raises GDP forecast with caveat
3. Tourism, health and beauty spending improves SME sentiment
4. New excise structure proposed
5. Thai SMEs encouraged to invest in Mandalay
6. Uttama: Japan, our true friend
7. Success gauge planned for digital evolution
8. Air travel ‘remain roboust’
9. SE Asian economies growing more dependent on China
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