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Methamphetamine trafficking surges from ‘Golden Triangle’ region

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record regional seizures in 2024.

Al Jazeera

Bangkok Bank cracks down on foreigners’ accounts

Bangkok Bank has adopted stricter requirements for opening new accounts in Thailand for foreign customers, affecting tourists and potentially any expats who do not hold long-term visas.

Bangkok Post

Sugar Prices Fall Sharply on Outlook for Robust Global Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.32 (-1.86%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -11.20 (-2.32%). Sugar prices sold off on Wednesday, with NY sugar falling to a 3-3/4 year nearest-futures low and London sugar falling to a 4-1/4 month low....

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Sugar Prices Slump as the Global Supply Situation Improves

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.36 (-2.00%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -10.40 (-2.15%). Sugar prices today are sharply lower, with NY sugar plummeting to a 3-3/4 year nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 4-1/4 month low. Over...

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Pink Man pushing his pink trolley through a field in Thailand: Manit Sriwanichpoom’s best photograph

‘In his tasteless suit, he is a personification of consumerist greed. He was so hot he had to run to the car for a blast of the air-con’

The Guardian - UK

British couple died after taking fake cocaine in Thailand, inquest told

Rebecca Turner, 36, from Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, and her boyfriend Sam Melnick were found dead on the floor of her room by hotel staff

Evening Standard

‘People buy a lion and can’t handle it’: inside the farms breeding cubs for TikTok and Instagram likes

In Thailand, exotic pets are increasingly popular among the wealthy elite, but few are prepared for a long-term commitment and campaigners say many animals are kept in cruel conditions

The Guardian - UK

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Hegseth Mocked for Wearing American Flag Suits Made in Thailand: 'Nothing Says America More Than Overseas Labor'

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was lambasted for boasting about his patriotic suits after a fashion guru revealed they're made in Thailand.

Latin Times

Expectations for Larger Global Supplies Weigh on Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.07 (-0.40%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed down -1.00 (-0.21%). Sugar prices settled lower on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 3-week low and London sugar posting a 4-1/4 month low. Over the past two...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Slide on the Outlook for Robust Global Supplies

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.11 (-0.64%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -1.90 (-0.39%). Sugar prices are sliding today, with NY sugar posting a 3-week low and London sugar posting a 4-1/4 month low. Over the past two weeks,...

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Tariffs are about to increase the cost of Nikon gear – this is the kit that could be impacted the most

Nikon USA says that a price increase is coming on June 23

Digital Camera World

Man Living in Thailand Flies 1,200 Miles Weekly to Work in Singapore — Says It's Cheaper Than Living There

Ex-Google worker in Thailand enjoys a relaxed life, earning big with minimal work through smart investments and geographical arbitrage.

International Business Times UK

Hundreds turn up in Bangkok park after paying up to £45 for ‘fake’ mini-marathon

On the day of the scheduled run, athletes say they found almost no event infrastructure in the park except a single banner displaying the wrong date

The Independent UK

Covid-19 cases top 53,500 a week, Bangkok most infected

There were 53,563 Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand last week, with five deaths, and Bangkok had the most infections.

Bangkok Post

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The Independent UK

Thailand plans ambitious F1 race bid for the streets of Bangkok

The proposal suggests a street circuit within the city

The Independent UK

Huge spike in Brits trying to smuggle cannabis out of Thailand

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Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #6: Thai ghost whisperer film wins Critics' Week prize

Thanks to its lively and quirky social commentary, A Useful Ghost by Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke won the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this week. It was the first time in ten years that Thailand has been represented at the event.

Al Jazeera

Thailand readies homecoming for stolen ancient statues located in US museum

San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is set to return four bronze statues from Thailand’s looted Prakhon Chai hoard.

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Sugar Prices Retreat as USDA Projects Record Global Sugar Production

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.09 (-0.52%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -3.50 (-0.72%). Sugar prices today extended this week's sell-off, with NY sugar posting a 2-week low and London sugar posting a 4-month low. Over the past week,...

The Independent UK

The huge increase in Brits caught smuggling cannabis out of Thailand

The UK said there was a dramatic increase in the amount of cannabis sent to the UK from Thailand by post

The Independent UK

Thailand may soon require doctor’s note for buying cannabis to curb recreational use

Health minister vows to improve regulations on marijuana use

International Business Times

Thai Athlete, 105, Unrivalled But Not Lonely At World Masters Games

Sawang Janpram is in a league of his own at the World Masters Games in Taiwan -- at 105 he is the oldest competitor and the only person in his age group.

The Independent UK

Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Yingluck ordered to pay for losses from a rice subsidy program

A Thai court has ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than $304 million to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy program that her government had implemented more than a decade ago

Sports Illustrated

Ex-Arsenal Player Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling Plot

Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to involvement in an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the UK from Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’

Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.

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