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Bangkok World Music Day 2026 ready to rock the city on Saturday

The heart of the capital will transform into an open-air music stage for 10 hours of free concerts, performances and activities during Bangkok World Music Day 2026, which will take place on Saturday from 2pm to midnight.

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B200bn energy scheme raises concerns

The plan to allocate 200 billion baht towards energy transition, focusing on rooftop solar systems and battery-powered vehicles, has raised concerns among economists and lawmakers over transparency and feasibility.

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Eateries expected to face gloomy third quarter

The outlook for the restaurant industry in the third quarter remains pessimistic, with high costs, weak consumer spending power and a potential drop in tourist numbers continuing to loom over the industry.

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Beyond the 'Kitchen of the World'

Thai cuisine is one of Thailand's most widely recognised forms of cultural capital. It is not merely a source of national pride or a globally admired culinary tradition. It is also a strategic asset capable of elevating Thailand's role on the world stage.

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Ramos-Horta's guide to lasting peace

President Jose Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste had a myriad of views to express -- at times with light humour and sometimes dark satire -- over his 25 years of struggle for freedom and independence.

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What does science say about astrology? Not much

Humans are meaning-hungry animals. We've spent centuries building intellectual edifices and metaphysical systems to try to make sense of the universe. But sometimes science, myth, religion, and philosophy don't suffice. They feel too remote, or inadequate. Besides, it's quite unlikely that any of them will tell you whether that guy…

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Welfare rules need rethink

Without a clear understanding of its own policies, the government has turned an attempt to ensure that assistance reaches the "genuinely disadvantaged" into a bureaucratic weapon -- one that threatens to strain family relationships and pit parents against their children.

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Bangkok artist Nakrob ponders civilising of Siam

Bangkok-based artist Nakrob Moonmanas presents new and recent work during "Metamorphosis In Gold", which is running at Warin Lab Contemporary until July 10.

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Central Embassy spotlights creative sustainability

Central Embassy invites everyone to explore the relationship between creativity and sustainability during "Craft The Earth By Qualy & Friends", which is running at the Open House, 6th floor, until June 30.

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A hero in the shadows

In a superhero landscape crowded with multiverses, world-ending threats and endless origin stories, Spider-Noir arrives as something altogether different. Prime Video's new live-action series trades bright colours and youthful optimism for shadows, tragedy and hard-boiled mystery, transporting audiences to a Depression-era New York where a weary hero is forced to…

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UN warns of 'deepening crisis' in oceans, urges action

PARIS (FRANCE) - Oceans are in a "deepening crisis" that demands urgent global action, a major UN report warned Monday, with seas warming and rising faster, ice cover shrinking and marine ecosystems under mounting strain.

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Lockdown in New York as Trump to attend NBA Finals

NEW YORK - New York's fabled Madison Square Garden will go into virtual lockdown Monday as police throw a tight security cordon around the venue where President Donald Trump is attending game three of the NBA Finals with his hometown Knicks.

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WHO chief praises Uganda's Ebola effort

KAMPALA - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) visited Uganda on Monday and praised its efforts to limit the spread of an Ebola outbreak from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Cambodia scam centres still operating despite crackdowns, says Amnesty

Amnesty alleges abuse of trafficking victims and criticises authorities for treating them as migrants, while Cambodian government rejects report, cites ongoing enforcement and challenges from transnational criminal networks

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Congo's confirmed Ebola cases rise to 544

DAKAR — Africa's top public health ‌agency said on Monday that the number of confirmed Ebola cases ⁠in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌had risen to 544.

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Boat captain’s makeshift fish‑viewing technique for reluctant tourist

KRABI — A boat captain improvised a way for a tourist who was reluctant to dive to see fish by having their head submerged, in a video that initially led viewers to mistake the scene for a rescue.

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Brit in doctor's death case also faces nominee business charges

The British motorcyclist charged in the death of a prominent doctor on Koh Phangan will also face charges of running a tour boat business through a Thai nominee.

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Pope urges action on 'tragic drama' of migration

MADRID - Pope Leo XIV called for a global response to the "tragic drama" of migration and said world peace was a "true global imperative" in an unprecedented address to the Spanish parliament on Monday.

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Malaysia yet to receive answers from Thailand on shrimp dispute

Malaysia is still waiting for a response from Thailand on sanitary concerns as the two countries remain in dispute over seafood bans.

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Scam victims sue Meta, Apple, Line and banks for B230m

The Thailand Consumers Council is representing 10 scam victims suing internet platform operators Meta, Apple, Line and banks for 230 million baht in total damages.

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Yakuza arrested at airport for Cambodia-based B200m scam

A suspected member of the Japanese yakuza arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on Sunday night is the alleged leader of a Cambodia-based scam gang reported to have defrauded its victims of about 200 million baht.

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Floating pier plan for Phuket's Sirinat National Park

PHUKET – A new floating pier is planned at Sirinat National Park so boat services can offer air travellers an alternative means of transport to and from nearby Phuket airport, avoiding the island's traffic-clogged roads.

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Prabowo's populist policies propel a 'doom-loop' in Indonesian markets

SINGAPORE/LONDON - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is losing the trust of investors and his growth agenda risks being undone by a plunging currency.

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Tsunami waves arrive in Japan after M7.8 quake off Philippines

Tsunami waves arrived in Okinawa and other parts of Japan on Monday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 struck off the southern Philippines, according to Japanese and US authorities.

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Hong Kong to open first convenience store operated by humanoid robot in AI push

Hong Kong will soon open its first convenience store operated by a humanoid robot as part of the city's push to integrate AI into everyday life and deepen residents' understanding of the technology, the finance chief has said.

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