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Food Passion Co, the operator of Bar-B-Q Plaza, Red Sun and Charna restaurants, has set its sights on going beyond the restaurant and food business to make its business more stable and sustainable in the longer term.

Bangkok Post

Hotels concerned over World Cup TV broadcast uncertainty

Hotel operators say they are worried by uncertainties over live broadcast of the upcoming World Cup in Thailand, even though most tourists have other priorities when choosing their holiday destination.

Bangkok Post

Gulf's B10.8bn Thaicom buyout raises eyebrows

Gulf Energy Development Plc, Thailand's biggest private power producer by market value, is pushing for the acquisition of satellite service provider Thaicom Plc for 10.8 billion baht as it explores new business opportunities in the space economy.

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Now not time to end ban on vapes

E-cigarettes -- also known as e-cigs, vapes, or electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) -- have been banned in Thailand since 2014. Yet there are attempts to remove that ban by some members of the House of Representatives.

Bangkok Post

TAT aims for 800,000 UK visitors next year

London: Thailand is hoping to attract 800,000 visitors from the UK in 2023, twice as many as the 400,000 expected this year, as a major drive for the country to achieve overall tourism revenue of 1.73 trillion baht next year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said yesterday.

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Hotel tycoon Bill Heinecke wants to charge tourists more to fund recovery

Bill Heinecke, the Thai-American chairman of Minor International Pcl that runs more than 500 hotels worldwide, wants Thailand to allow hotels to charge international tourists a surcharge of 300 baht (US$8) per room night to fund the industry’s post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery.

Bangkok Post

Thailand eyes closer Saudi ties in Prince’s first official visit

Thailand and Saudi Arabia are set to sign agreements to elevate diplomatic and investment ties, when Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman makes the first official visit by a top Saudi royal family member to the Southeast Asian country in more than three decades.

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5 Chinese triad leaders blacklisted, 2 caught

The heads of five major Chinese triads operating in Thailand have been declared persona non grata, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Rapist who fled to Thailand after attacking woman is STILL on the run

Michael Foster's vulnerable victim was left wanting to end her life after the horrific attack, police said

Manchester Evening News

Final summit preparations being settled

Thailand is more than 90% ready to host the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

NBTC to decide on World Cup funding

Football fans in Thailand will have to keep their fingers crossed until tomorrow when the National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) will decide on a proposal to earmark 1.6 billion baht to fund the payment for the rights to broadcast live World Cup 2022 matches free of charge.

Bangkok Post

Wyndham expects Hua Hin market to normalise in 2024

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is expecting Hua Hin's tourism market to rebound back to normal levels in 2024 as its newly-acquired hotel's occupancy rate has slowly picked up to 30%.

Bangkok Post

Public cloud outlay set to surge next year

Despite the prospect of economic challenges, spending on public cloud services in Thailand is expected to surge 31.8% in 2023, above the global growth rate of 20.7% predicted next year, according to research firm Gartner.

Bangkok Post

Rivers need urgent care

Today, Thailand celebrates Loy Krathong, a festival held to honour the mythical goddess Phra Mae Kongkha -- the personification of the kingdom's rivers.

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Katie Price teases I'm A Celebrity return as she films rats on Thailand holiday

Former glamour model Katie Price first appeared on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004. She made a brief return a couple of years later in 2009

The Times of India

Sumit punches his way into semis of Asian Boxing Championships

NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Sumit (75kg) eked out a 3-2 win over Thailand's Borworn Kadamduan to advance to the semifinals and assure another medal for the country at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Monday.

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Katie Price shares first OnlyFans nude while fiancé Carl Woods risks jail for racy shoot

Katie Price is trying to flog naked snaps of herself on OnlyFans for £26 - and her and fiancé Carl Woods could risk jail time if they strip off too much on their holiday in Thailand

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Thailand's 'floating train' a big hit as dam waters rise

Tickets have been selling out fast in Thailand for rides on a special "floating train", where passengers have been enjoying the illusion of aquatic rail travel due to a post-monsoon rise in water levels.

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Armed Cambodian army officer charged with illegal entry

An armed Cambodian army colonel was arrested after a 17 hour stand-off and charged with illegal entry and other offences after driving through a border checkpoint into Thailand without stopping into Khong Hat district of Sa Kaeo province on Saturday afternoon, police said.

Bangkok Post

Accelerating Business Solutions: NRF fast-forwards nature-based solutions to drive Thailand below zero carbon emissions

In the green Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, the “Carbon Negative Label”, requires the greatest effort and most capital to pursue the world’s net zero carbon emission production.

Bangkok Post

Speed pill prices fall to B2 each

Methamphetamine pills, which cost as much as 300 baht apiece in Thailand just a few years ago, can now be had for as little as two baht each, say police who arrested a drug suspect in Lop Buri.

Bangkok Post

An age-old dilemma

The government is under pressure after the cabinet approved a bill that allows foreigners to own land if they invest here, a policy that has been widely derided as "selling off" the country.

Bangkok Post

What defines a hero?

Thailand has embraced one more hero who made big headlines in the media last month.

Bangkok Post

Porsche 911 Carrera T finds new ways to shine

Porsche Thailand is accepting orders for the 911 Carrera T with a starting price of 11.5 million baht.

Bangkok Post

Challenging the norm

Yaoi or Boys' Love (BL) has grown from an underground to mainstream fictional genre. It emerged from women's manga comics in Japan in the 1980s, which portrayed the relationship between young boys based on the seme (active) and uke (receptive) dichotomy. Through an informal fan network, the transnational phenomenon came…

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