The Latest Breaking News from Thailand

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Social media influencer Mary Magdalene, described as a surgery addict, died at 33 after a tragic fall in Thailand. Her story as a surgery addict raises questions about body modification risks.

Beloved and controversial influencer Mary Magdalene, born Denise Ivonne Jarvis Gongora, has died at age 33 after falling from the ninth floor of a high-rise apartment in Patong, Phuket, Thailand.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.25 (+1.68%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +5.20 (+1.23%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. Friday's rally in...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.22 (+1.48%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +4.30 (+1.01%). Sugar prices are moving sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high. Today's rally in the...

The border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, which had previously flared up in July, resumed on December 7. More than 20 people, including four Thai and 11 Cambodian civilians, have reportedly been killed in the resumed hostilities since then. Half a million more people have been evacuated from border areas…

Asia is contributing more to global growth than the Americas or Europe, says Mastercard's David Mann.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from the King on Friday. The country is now set to hold elections early next year despite an ongoing armed conflict with neighbouring Cambodia.

Cambodia’s Chong Kal camp is receiving rapid arrivals as border clashes drive displacement, with overcrowded conditions and growing humanitarian needs.