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Thousands Protest Calling For Thai PM's Resignation

Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in Bangkok on Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger over her leadership.

International Business Times

Protesters gather in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia call

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra

The Independent UK

Concern Over Brazil's Sugar Supplies Lifts Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Friday closed up +0.16 (+1.02%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +6.80 (+1.42%). Sugar prices moved sharply higher Friday as short-covering emerged after JPMorgan Chase revised its Brazil sugar outlook for 2025/26 to a deficit of -900,000 MT...

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Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription

Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant

The Independent UK

Seven deadly snakes in Thailand and how to spot them

As snakes seek warm, dry shelter during the rainy season, chances of meeting one increase significantly. Knowing which species are venomous is important and might be life-saving information.

Bangkok Post

Sugar Prices Tumble on an Expected Global Sugar Surplus

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.38 (-2.38%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -0.80 (-0.17%). Sugar prices today extended their three-month-long selloff, with NY sugar dropping to a 4-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been under pressure over the past...

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Albon reveals F1 Thailand GP plans

Alex Albon is working with his home government on a project to bring Formula 1 to Bangkok and has revealed some of the details behind the plans for a Thailand Grand Prix.

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Alex Albon reveals F1 Thailand Grand Prix plans

Thai racer Alex Albon is working with his home government on a project to bring Formula 1 to Bangkok and has revealed some of the details behind the plans for a Thailand Grand Prix.

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Thailand decriminalised cannabis 3 years ago. Now it’s banning sales without a prescription

The shift comes amid a rift between former coalition partners in the Thai government.

Euronews

Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas

Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister have made separate visits to border areas

The Independent UK

'Mass Scale' Abuses In Cambodia Scam Centres: Amnesty

While looking for jobs on Facebook, Jett thought he had found a well-paying opportunity working in online customer service in his home country of Thailand.

International Business Times

Thailand moves to re-criminalise cannabis in blow to $1bn industry

The order to restrict cannabis use for medical purposes only must pass another hurdle before becoming law.

Al Jazeera

Sugar Prices Boosted by Strength in Crude Oil Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.21 (+1.33%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +11.00 (+2.35%). Sugar prices on Wednesday recovered from early losses and moved higher after a +1% rally in WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) sparked some short-covering in...

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Sugar Prices Recover on Strength in Crude Oil

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is up +0.13 (+0.82%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is up +10.50 (+2.24%). Sugar prices today recovered from early losses and turned higher after a +2% rally in WTI crude oil (CLQ25 ) sparked some short-covering in sugar...

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Why Thailand is performing a U-turn on its cannabis laws

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Thailand takes further step to tighten control on sales of cannabis

Thailand’s government has taken a further step to tighten control of cannabis sales after the health minister signed an order banning sales of the plant to those without prescriptions

International Business Times

Cambodians At Quiet Thai Border Plead For Peace

At the usually bustling border crossing of Poipet between Thailand and Cambodia, tuk-tuk driver San Noeun now has to work overnight to make ends meet.

The Independent UK

Country bans recreational cannabis again in major blow to tourism

The move is set to dismantle an industry worth over £734 million

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Why a South African F1 return still seems far-fetched

Last week, the Kyalami circuit in South Africa announced that its plans to upgrade to FIA Grade 1, required to host a Formula 1 grand prix, had been approved by the FIA. It was hailed as a "defining moment" and a big step towards F1 returning to the country -…

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Weakness in Crude Oil Weighs on Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) Tuesday closed down -0.27 (-1.68%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) closed up +0.50 (+0.11%). Sugar prices on Tuesday settled mixed, with NY sugar slumping to a 4-year nearest-futures low. Tuesday's -5% plunge in crude prices (CLQ25) weighed on sugar...

Euronews

Cambodia accuses Thailand of escalating tensions with new border crossing rules

On Monday, the Thai army imposed heightened restrictions at border checkpoints with Cambodia following an order from the prime minister to allow only students, medical patients and others with essential needs to enter or leave Thailand.

The Conversation

A border conflict may cost the Thai prime minister her job

The fate of Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is hanging in the balance after only ten months in office. A recent flare-up in a historical border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand could become her ultimate undoing.

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Sugar Prices are Undercut by Lower Crude Oil Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN25 ) today is down -0.26 (-1.62%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25 ) is down -0.80 (-0.174%). Sugar prices are under pressure today, with NY sugar slumping to a 4-year nearest-futures low. Today's -5% plunge in crude prices (CLQ25) is weighing on...

Euronews

Travel warning: Thailand bans tourists from crossing land borders into Cambodia

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said that Thailand will boost screening at land borders and block departing tourists.

Fortune

Thailand and Cambodia's border spat pulls in energy giant PTT

Phnom Penh halted fuel imports from Thailand on Monday, with former leader Hun Sen claiming a trading halt would hurt PTT more than Cambodia.

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