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Canon eyes 10% revenue growth for printer unit

Canon Marketing (Thailand), the local unit of the Japanese technology firm, is aiming for 10% revenue growth for its printer business this year while launching new laser printer models.

Bangkok Post

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young Harvard grad who wants to be Thailand's next PM

Pita Limjaroenrat is a charismatic young businessman-turned-politician whose party has been climbing the polls. Here's how Move Forward is making is mark on mainstream Thai politics.

ABC News

Kiwi locked up in Thailand with no clothes, food or water

The son of a prominent NZ climate scientist arrested for drug possession in Thailand last year has been imprisoned in a Patong jail without clear indication of his future.

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London’s iconic Café Wolseley pops up until July 18

What isn’t common knowledge in Thailand is that in April 2022, Minor International won a £60m auction of the famed Corbin & King, and along with it ownership of The Wolseley in Piccadilly, London. What is common knowledge is that Café Wolseley is doing a three-month pop-up in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Factbox-Parties contesting Thailand's election

Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday to elect 500 members for its House of Representatives. Below are the major parties vying for seats and the chance to form a government.

Reuters

Youth Party Seeks to Move Thailand Forward from Army Control

Pheu Thai and Move Forward share a desire to get the army out of politics and they could form a coalition if their combined seats exceed the majority.

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Bank of Thailand to relax rules on use of yuan for trade

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) expects to relax rules on the use of China's yuan for trade this year to help reduce the impact of currency volatility, BoT deputy governor Mathee Supapongse said on Thursday.

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TAT targets Middle Eastern tourists

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to attract high-spending visitors from the Middle East in the second half of this year, aiming to use the market as a new tourism growth engine.

Bangkok Post

Analysis-Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin shakes up election with talk of return

Adored by millions and reviled by many, Thai billionaire ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has towered over his country's turbulent politics for more than two decades - even though he's lived mostly in self-exile since the army overthrew him in 2006.

Reuters

Jonathan likely to miss Vietnam match

The Thai men's football team could be without defender Jonathan Khemdee in their final group game against Vietnam on Thursday night.

Bangkok Post

Thai economic revival at stake in poll

As voters go to the poll this Sunday, everything that matters for the people of this country is on the line, from structural reforms of political institutions and a constitutional rewrite to welfare policies to address income inequality.

Bangkok Post

BMW observes growing corporate demand for EVs

BMW Group Thailand has recorded a growing preference for electric vehicles (EVs) among its corporate customers, with EV sales in this group increasing by 11.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023.

Bangkok Post

Thai women win 4x100m relay title

The Thai women's 4x100m relay team won the gold medal at the SEA Games in Cambodia on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

ESR tie-up to invest $1bn in properties

ESR (Thailand), a joint venture between the Hong Kong-based property investment firm ESR Group and Asia Industrial Estate, plans to invest US$1 billion between 2023-27 to develop 2 million square metres of logistics and industrial properties.

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Employment robust at Marriott hotels

Marriott International remains upbeat about Thailand's labour crunch in the tourism sector as employment at its properties countrywide now almost matches the level recorded in 2019.

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Sino-Thai crackdown on Chinese criminals

Thai and Chinese police are joining forces to crack down on Chinese criminals who settle in the country as well as those who arrive temporarily to victimise their compatriots here, according to the Immigration Bureau.

Reuters

Explainer-What you need to know about Thailand's election

Thailand holds an election on May 14 after nearly a decade of a government led or backed by its royalist military after a coup in 2014.

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Factbox-Who are the main contenders for Thailand's next leader?

Thailand's political parties have nominated prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 election, which will showcase a long-running battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and parties backed by a conservative pro-military establishment.

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Factbox-Election promises of Thailand's major parties

Thailand's main political parties have differing ideologies and support bases but are proposing many similar policies ahead of a May 14 general election, focusing on winning over the rural poor and millions shackled by household debt.

The Independent UK

‘Look at me in the eyes’: Heartbroken father of British boy confronts man who ‘confessed’ to his murder in Thailand

Woramet Ben Taota was found beaten to death

Bangkok Post

Food exports seen at record high this year

Thailand's food exports are expected to rise by 2.1% to a record of 1.5 trillion baht (US$44.31 billion) this year, helped by a recovery in global demand and China's reopening, a leading industry group said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Power use surges to record high

The hot weather in Thailand is causing an increase in electricity consumption, leading to a record high of 34,826.5 megawatts on May 6, said the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

Al Jazeera

Is northern Thailand still in love with the Shinawatras?

Emotional ties between the Shinawatra dynasty and voters in the north could be key to the outcome of Sunday’s election.

Bangkok Post

High hopes for trade pact with UAE

Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday announced the launch of their first free trade agreement (FTA).

Bangkok Post

KEX expands through alliance

Kerry Express (KEX), Thailand’s leading express delivery provider, has decided to partner with All Speedy Co, a CP All subsidiary, to expand its service into 7-Eleven branches nationwide.

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