US trade officials finalised steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.

Pressure from Myanmar protesters will not affect Thailand’s decision to cut utilities to border areas, as the measure aims to combat call-centre scams targeting Thai citizens, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.