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Thailand tycoon who championed cannabis laws takes lead in race for PM

Anutin Charnvirakul gets main opposition party’s conditional backing to form interim government

The Guardian - UK

Acting Thai Government Moves To Dissolve Parliament

Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country.

International Business Times

Thai hotels cut room rates after falling tourist numbers

Thailand’s hotel sector is experiencing pricing pressure this year after four consecutive years of rate increases that have nearly doubled average room rates since 2021, as tourist numbers from China and other major Asian markets have dropped significantly.

Bangkok Post

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Sugar Prices Settle Lower on Stronger Brazil Sugar Production

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.22 (-1.34%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed down -11.10 (-2.21%). Sugar prices settled sharply lower on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 4-week low. Sugar prices are under pressure due to the outlook for...

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Sugar Prices Decline on the Outlook for Higher Brazil Sugar Production

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.17 (-1.04%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -10.30 (-2.05%). Sugar prices are sharply lower today, with NY sugar falling to a 4-week low. Sugar prices are under pressure due to the outlook for higher...

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Five Thai PM Candidates Vie To Fill Power Vacuum

With Thailand's prime minister sacked by court order, would-be successors are waging backroom campaigns to secure their rise to the kingdom's top office.

International Business Times

Yaba’s grip: how cheap methamphetamine is fuelling Thailand’s addiction crisis

Yaba, a cheap and potent methamphetamine-caffeine pill often dubbed “crazy medicine”, has become one of Thailand’s most pressing public health crises. Easy to produce and widely available, yaba is used by everyone from factory workers seeking stamina to partygoers chasing a high.

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Flooding hits 5 provinces in northern Thailand

Heavy rain resulting from former Storm Nongfa caused flooding in five northern provinces, affecting more than 5,000 people.

Bangkok Post

British teen jailed after £420k of cannabis found in suitcase at Heathrow

The teen had been struggling financially and was offered £20,000 for making it through border control successfully

Evening Standard

Thai court sacks prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader

The decision ends the term of the nation’s youngest prime minister and delivers the latest blow to the powerful Shinawatra political dynasty that has dominated Thai politics for more than two decades.

Euronews

Thailand Power Vacuum Will 'Not Affect' Border Security: Defence Ministry

Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.

International Business Times

Sugar Prices Fall on Higher Brazil Sugar Output

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Friday closed down -0.11 (-0.67%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed down -0.50 (-0.10%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance on Friday and settled lower due to higher Brazilian sugar output. On Friday, Unica reported that Brazil's...

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Sugar Prices Erase Early Gains as Brazil's Sugar Output Increases

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.11 (-0.67%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is down -0.10 (-0.02%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower on strength in Brazil's sugar production. Unica reported today that Brazil's Center-South sugar output...

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Thai court dismisses prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for violating ethics rules in a phone call with a Cambodian official

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The Independent UK

Thailand’s embattled prime minister has been dismissed. What happens now?

The court ruling opens the door to a flurry of deal-making

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Typhoon Kajiki lashes south-east Asia with fatalities in Vietnam

Duration of torrential rains from Typhoon Kajiki lead to elevated landslide risk across Laos and Thailand

International Business Times

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Glamorous Thai PM Felled By Cambodia Row

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of Thailand's most enduring and controversial political dynasty, was touted as the youthful, glamorous future of the movement, capable of winning over a new generation of voters.

International Business Times

Thai Court To Rule On PM's Fate After Cambodia Phone Call Row

Thailand's Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia.

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The Guardian - UK

Thai court dismisses prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Daughter of former PM Thaksin accused of failing to protect country’s interests over leaked phone call with Cambodia’s leader

Bangkok Post

Storm kills five, leaves seven missing in northern Thailand

At least five people have been killed and seven remain missing after heavy rains and landslides brought on by tropical storm Kajiki swept across northern Thailand.

Al Jazeera

Thai court to rule on suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s dismissal

Constitutional Court to rule on whether to remove Paetongtarn from office over leaked call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

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Sugar Prices Supported by Signs of Stronger Global Demand

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Thursday closed up +0.01 (+0.06%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +4.80 (+0.98%). Sugar prices settled higher on Thursday, with London sugar reaching a six-week high. Sugar prices rose on Thursday after Pakistan said it is seeking...

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London Sugar Prices Jump as Pakistan Seeks to Boosts Its Sugar Imports

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is down -0.03 (-0.18%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +2.70 (+0.55%). Sugar prices today are mixed, with London sugar reaching a six-week high. London sugar is moving higher today after Pakistan said it is seeking 100,000...

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Sugar Prices Gain on Expectations of Lower Sugar Production in Brazil

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.06 (+0.37%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) closed up +0.30 (+0.06%). Sugar prices posted modest gains on Wednesday on positive carryover from Tuesday when Conab, Brazil's government crop forecasting agency, cut its Brazil 2025/26 production...

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Sugar Prices Supported by Expectations of Lower Brazil Sugar Production

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.06 (+0.37%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV25 ) is up +0.50 (+0.10%). Sugar prices are climbing today on positive carryover from Tuesday when Conab, Brazil's government crop forecasting agency, cut its Brazil 2025/26 production estimate by -3.1%...

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