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Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed +0.60 (+2.30%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed +7.30 (+1.03%). Sugar prices Thursday recovered from 3-week lows and closed moderately higher as a weaker dollar spurred short covering in sugar futures. Sugar prices Thursday initially posted 3-week...

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Thai police say drug bust nets methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin worth $8.2 million

Police in Thailand say they made one of the country’s biggest ever seizures of illicit drugs, a haul including methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin, with a total estimated street value of about $8.2 million

The Independent UK

Senior Thai national park official, 3 others, acquitted in 9-year-old case of missing activist

A court in Thailand has acquitted four national park employees, including a senior official, of the kidnapping and murder of an Indigenous rights activist who disappeared under suspicious circumstances more than nine years ago

The Independent UK

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NY Sugar Prices Rebound as Crude Prices Soar

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed +0.11 (+0.42%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed -1.40 (-0.20%). Sugar prices Wednesday extended this week's losses to 2-1/2 week lows on ramped-up sugar production in Brazil. However, sugar prices recovered from their worst levels, with NY...

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Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power

The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is breathing new life into a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power

The Independent UK

Sugar Prices Post Moderate Losses as Brazil Ramps Up Sugar Output

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Tuesday closed -0.29 (-1.10%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed -7.40 (-1.03%). Sugar prices Tuesday extended Monday's losses to 2-week lows on ramped-up sugar production in Brazil. Unica reported that Brazil Center-South sugar output in the first half of...

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India shine in sailing: Neha bags silver, Ali bronze

A rising sailor from National Sailing School Bhopal, Neha finished with a total of 32 points but her net score of 27 helped her earn the second spot behind gold medallist Noppassorn Khunboonjan of Thailand.

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Activist who called for royal reform jailed for four years in Thailand

Anon Nampa was arrested in 2020 after making the call for change during mass anti-government protests.

Al Jazeera

2024 Honda Super Cub Announced With New Colors In Thailand

Honda has announced the 2024 Super Cub in Thailand in two new color schemes: Pearl Organic Green and Pearl Cadet Gray.

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Sugar Prices Fall on Expectations for a Huge Delivery Against the October Futures Contract

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Monday closed -0.66 (-2.45%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed -12.70 (-1.74%). Sugar prices on Monday tumbled to 1-1/2 week lows on expectations for a huge delivery of sugar supplies against the October sugar futures contract, a sign of...

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A deputy police chief in Thailand cries foul after his home is raided for a gambling investigation

Police in Thailand have raided the residence of one of the country’s four deputy national police chiefs

The Independent UK

Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy to boost tourism

Top Thai officials have welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport on the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will boost tourism

The Independent UK

Asian Games 2023 | Indian women’s football team go down to Thailand 0-1; fail to enter knockout stage

The defeat against Thailand also ended Indian women's football team’s chances of finishing among the three second placed teams, who will enter the knockouts along with five top-ranked sides, from five groups.

The Hindu

‘I am willing to wait for months’: Chinese Tiananmen critic ready for long haul in Taiwan transit lounge

Chen Siming pleads for safe passage to US, saying his situation is ‘dangerous and urgent’ amid Beijing’s pursuit of him

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Sugar Prices See Support on Possibility of no India Sugar Exports

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Friday closed +0.04 (+0.15%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed -2.00 (-0.27%). Sugar prices on Friday settled mixed. Sugar prices had carryover support from Thursday after the head of commodities at ED&F Man said India is unlikely to export...

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Sugar Gains on Fears India May Ban Sugar Exports

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed +0.14 (+0.52%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed +6.30 (+0.87%). Sugar prices on Thursday closed moderately higher. Sugar prices garnered support Thursday on comments from the head of commodities at ED&F Man, who said India is unlikely...

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Malaysian nicknamed the ‘Godfather’ jailed in US for rhino horn trafficking

Teo Boon Ching, a ‘middleman’ in a global criminal network, was arrested in Thailand after an undercover operation.

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Weak Crude Oil Prices Spark Long Liquidation in Sugar Futures

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed -0.65 (-2.37%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed -13.50 (-1.82%). Sugar prices on Wednesday closed sharply lower after a -1% fall in crude oil prices sparked long liquidation pressures in sugar futures. Weaker crude prices undercut ethanol...

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Thai king's estranged son urges open discussion of monarchy, in rejection of anti-defamation law

An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country's monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law

Evening Standard

The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023: London scores a top spot with four stays

Judges from six contintents deemed that the capital is tied with Paris and Bangkok as the cities with the most lauded hotels

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Sugar Prices Rally Towards 12-Year Highs on Brazilian Weather Forecasts

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Tuesday closed +0.33 (+1.22%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed +4.10 (+0.56%). Sugar prices on Monday and Tuesday rallied back up towards last Friday's 12-year highs on forecasts for hot and dry weather in Brazil. Sugar prices were also...

The Hindu

Nepali man held with Indian passport

Immigration officials on Monday arrested a 35-year-old businessman from Nepal who was trying to board a flight to Bangkok using a valid Indian passport. The officials also caught a woman from India and a man from Nepal who told the officials that they had paid money to the accused to…

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Sugar Prices Rally Towards 12-Year Highs on Brazilian Weather Forecasts

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Monday closed up +0.20 (+0.74%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed up +5.60 (+0.77%). Sugar prices Monday rallied back up towards last Friday's 12-year highs on forecasts for hot and dry weather in Brazil. Sugar prices were also boosted...

Bangkok Post

Thai retirement age could be increased

The increasing elderly population in Thailand is prompting a serious discussion on raising the retirement age beyond 55 to accommodate an "aged society" and deal with an ongoing labour shortage in the country, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Bangkok Post

Phad Kaphrao tops global 'Best Stir-fried Dishes' list

Thailand's Phad Kaphrao, a fiery stir-fried dish made with basil and garlic, has won the top spot in the "Best Stir-fried Dishes in the World" as ranked by TasteAtlas.

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