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Tottenham vs Leicester friendly CANCELLED after heavy rain in Bangkok renders pitch unsafe

Tottenham’s pre-season friendly clash against Leicester in Thailand has been cancelled after heavy rain.

Evening Standard

‘Are you going to crush us?’: USA brush off hype before Vietnam opener

If there is any feeling that the USA’s World Cup opener against Vietnam could emulate their 13-0 thrashing of Thailand four years ago, it is not coming from within the team’s camp

The Guardian - US

Why Thailand’s election winner was stopped from becoming prime minister

Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid to be nominated as Thailand’s new prime minister has ended, despite his victory in the general election.

The Week

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Tottenham vs Leicester: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news and h2h results today

Tottenham battle Leicester in Bangkok today hoping to secure their first win of the Ange Postecoglou era at the second attempt.

Evening Standard

Honda Monkey Lightning Edition Launched In Thailand By Cub House

Cub House Honda in Thailand frequently comes up with new paint schemes and graphics exclusively for its special editions, like the Monkey Lightning Edition.

RideApart

Sugar Prices Underpinned by Global Supply Concerns

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed +0.46 (+1.90%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +13.10 (+1.94%). Sugar prices Thursday closed moderately higher, with NY sugar posting a 3-1/2 week high. Sugar prices have support from excessive dryness in Thailand, the world's third-largest sugar...

Barchart

Satwik-Chirag enter second round at Korea Open

Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the second round with a straight-game win over Thailand’s Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren in the Korea Open Super 500 tournament here on Tuesday.

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Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand's election blocked from becoming prime minister?

The Thai parliamentary election was held over two months ago and yet, the country still has no prime minister or government. While much remains in flux, one thing appears certain – the popular reformist leader of the party that received the most votes in the election, Pita Limjaroenrat, will not…

The Conversation

Protests in Thailand as rivals derail Pita’s PM bid

Thai parliament blocks Move Forward Party’s progressive leader from renomination for prime minister, prompting protests.

Al Jazeera

Sugar Climbs on Concerns About Global Sugar Production

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed +0.35 (+1.47%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed +9.70 (+1.46%). Sugar prices Wednesday posted moderate gains. Sugar prices have support from excessive dryness in Thailand, the world's third-largest sugar producer, which may curb the country's sugar production....

Barchart

Pita Limjaroenrat: Thai voters’ change candidate, cut down by senators

Young pro-reform candidate won over many in the electorate – but not military appointees who blocked him from being PM

The Guardian - UK

Thai parliament votes against allowing Pita to be renominated as PM

Thailand's parliament refused on Wednesday to allow progressive challenger Pita Limjareonrat to be given a second ballot for the prime ministership, said the house speaker. "Pita can't be nominated twice in this parliamentary session," the speaker said over howls of protest from the chamber.

France 24

Thai election winner set to make last stand in contentious bid to become prime minister

The leader of Thailand’s Move Forward Party is expected to get a last chance to win parliament's confirmation as the country’s next prime minister

The Independent UK

Ultimate Table Tennis: Archana Kamath wins it for Puneri Paltan against Goa Challengers

Puneri Paltan TT's maiden win in Ultimate Table Tennis season 4 was powered by Archana Kamath's all-round, aggressive display in the deciding rubber against World No. 38 Suthasini Sawettabutt of Thailand. After trailing 5-1, the home team surged to an 8-7 win. Harmeet Desai registered his second consecutive singles whitewash,…

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Leader of winning Thai party, rebuffed last week, to try once more to become prime minister

The leader of the progressive party that won a surprise victory in Thailand’s May elections says he will make a second bid to become prime minister after being blocked last week by the country’s royalist and military establishment

The Conversation

Mixue on the march: ice cream serves soft power for China in Southeast Asia

Mixue has dominated Southeast Asia’s ice cream and tea businesses for five years, having opened its first outlet in Vietnam in 2018. Based in China, where it operates 22,500 stores. Around 1,000 Mixue outlets now operate in several Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. In comparison, despite…

The Week

Hotel guest jailed over negative reviews

A hotel guest was arrested on defamation charges after he left a negative review. Sea View Resort, in Thailand, contacted the police after Wesley Barnes wrote what the resort described as “a series of harassment reviews”. Barnes spent two nights in prison, and now faces a potential two-year sentence. TripAdvisor…

Bangkok Post

Surfing the global electric vehicle wave

Arsjad Rasjid, chairman of Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) and chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), has shared his opinions about the electric vehicle industry in which Thailand and Indonesia can work together to establish an efficient and resilient supply chain in Southeast Asia for the…

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Huge Chinese investment in EV production in Thailand forecast: govt

Chinese manufacturers have shown interest in investing in the production of electric vehicles (EV) in Thailand to the tune of 1.44 billion US dollars, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Pork smuggling into Thailand soars

The amount of smuggled pork seized this year soared by 10-fold from the total last year due to high local pork prices, according to the Customs Department.

The Hindu

Peace and prosperity in Mekong region play pivotal role in India’s Act East policy: Jaishankar

S. Jaishankar who arrived in Bangkok from Indonesia on Saturday on an official visit, met the Myanmar foreign minister on the sidelines of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting.

Bangkok Post

22 oil leaks, 507 tonnes of waste in one year

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has reported 22 incidents of oil leaks in the Gulf of Thailand and a total of 507 tonnes of rubbish collected from the seas around the country last year, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Taisaranakul.

Bangkok Post

Thai brides flee as sweet talk sours

Women hired to marry Chinese men risk breaking the law both in China and Thailand, warned the police on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Koh Chang on the road to recovery

TRAT: Although the hotel business on Koh Chang, one of the most popular beach destinations in Thailand, has not yet recovered from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is confident tourism will pick up in the second half of this year.

Tribune News Service

Thai PM candidate Pita willing to let ally form government

Thailand’s front-runner for prime minister Pita Limjaroenrat said he is willing to step aside and let his coalition partner Pheu Thai Party form the next government, should he fail in his attempts to secure the country’s top political office.

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