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M Vision organises expo to showcase digital assets

Driven by the hype surrounding crypto investment, M Vision Plc, the organiser of Thailand Mobile Expo, is holding Thailand Crypto Expo to showcase digital assets, exchanges and crypto mining equipment, in parallel with its four-day flagship mobile phone fair, which kicks off today.

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How Russia's war has hit Thailand, 11 weeks on

In recent months there have been positive signs that the world is returning to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. People have worked tirelessly over the past two years to address and mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, spending billions on healthcare, vaccine development and deployment, social assistance payments, and other…

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Forum boycotts aren't the answer

Today and tomorrow will see US President Joe Biden host meetings with the leaders of Asean. Eight out of 10 leaders of the bloc's member countries will be there, including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.

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Health group touts investment in Laos

The Thonburi Healthcare Group has suggested investors look at opportunities in Laos that can help boost freight transportation from Thailand to China and other countries in the region.

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Travel Platform Agoda Offers New Payment Option In Asia Pacific Region

Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) owned travel platform Agoda has partnered with Visa Inc (NYSE:V) to offer interest-free credit card installments across its booking platform. The installments are exclusively applicable to HSBC Bank Malaysia credit card holders. Visa and Agoda plan to progressively roll out the offering regionwide to locations like Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand,…

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Thailand providing free cannabis plants for home cultivation

Thailand’s public health minister says the government will distribute 1 million cannabis plants free when most legal restrictions on production and possession of the drug are lifted next month

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Eleven corpses found in cult temple where followers drink their own urine

The 75-year-old cult leader has been identified as Tawee Nanra and was arrested following a raid in Northeastern Thailand where police found 11 bodies in a temple

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Rainy season to begin Friday, drought warning for mid-June

Thailand will enter the rainy season on Friday, the weather agency said on Wednesday, but a drought is expected next month.

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Economic recovery hampered by lagging tourism - Arkhom

Thailand's economic recovery is being supported by stronger exports, but the pace will be affected by only a gradual recovery in the number of foreign tourists, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Wednesday.

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Targeting long-term inclusive growth with OR

Sensing business opportunities and following several successful partnerships with S-Curve startups, PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR), adopts a new “Outside-In” strategy seeking more partners with which to spark long-term inclusive growth.

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Explainer: Should we be concerned about the baht?

Thailand started off this week with the baht weakening to a five-year low of 34.62 against the greenback. While in line with other Asean currencies that have softened against the US dollar, the performance is worth monitoring because it serves as an indicator in the country's recovery.

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Five Thais to watch at SEA Games

Thailand are sending 819 athletes to the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam which officially begin tomorrow. Here are some of the country's top stars who are expected to shine at the biennial event.

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Betagro sanguine on sales

Betagro Group, one of Thailand's biggest agro-industrial and food companies, is optimistic about its sales prospects this year, despite a spate of challenges including the persistent pandemic, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, an increase in animal diseases, changing consumer behaviour and rising raw material costs as well as inflation.

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Honda's presence gives Polking jitters

Thailand coach Mano Polking is wary of the presence of Japanese coach Keisuke Honda when his men meet Cambodia in the football competition at the SEA Games in Vietnam on Saturday.

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Be a digital fashionista

After Japan, the US and EU countries, Uniqlo has eventually launched its StyleHint application in Thailand.

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Chaba Kaew begin bid to reclaim gold

The Thai women's football team begin their campaign to reclaim the SEA Games title against Singapore at Quang Ninh in Vietnam on Tuesday.

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Govt detects 'infectious' sub-variants

Ministry of Public Health officials are on high alert after at least one foreign national was detected carrying an Omicron sub-variant with the potential to cause severe infections, according to the ministry's Department of Medical Sciences.

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E.SUN art contest accepting entries until August

Art enthusiasts in Thailand will have a chance to make it big in Taiwan as they are invited to enter the "E.SUN Awards", held by Taiwan's E.SUN Bank which is accepting submissions from its students and general members of the public, as well as foreigners living in or outside of…

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IEAT keen on estate for Korean investors

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is set to hold talks with Thai companies and South Korean enterprises to sound out the possibility of setting up a new high-tech industrial estate to specifically cater to the needs of South Korean investors.

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'Sceptical' Asean vis-a-vis 'maverick' US

The timing and venue of the upcoming special summit between Asean and US leaders later this week are extraordinary. However, the ways in which the unusual strategic circumstances and tensions could further shape the trajectory of Asean-US relations remain to be seen. With the new schedule of the May 12-13…

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The sounds of the jungle

The acclaimed traditional music ensemble Fong Naam was founded in 1981 by American Bruce Gaston and "Teacher" Boonyong Khetkong. Even after the death of some of the original masters, all of whom were national artists, the band remains Thailand's most well-known musical group internationally.

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Thailand Giving Away A Million Cannabis Plants, Public Health Minister: Cultivate As Many As You Wish At Home

After Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical cannabis in 2018, this January it became the first in Asia to legally allow marijuana. Under the new regulation, which officially takes action on June 9th, its residents are allowed to cultivate cannabis for personal use.

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Joint press conference announces “SUBCON THAILAND 2022”

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), represented by Ms. Sonklin Ploymee, Deputy Secretary General, together with executives of Informa Markets and the Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association, held a press conference on 5 May 2022, to announce SUBCON THAILAND 2022, the ultimate business matching, and industrial parts show.

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SUPER GT unlikely to return to Thailand, Malaysia next year

SUPER GT is unlikely to race outside of Japan in 2023, with GTA chairman Masaaki Bandoh saying that it still remains 'difficult' to hold events in Thailand and Malaysia.

Bangkok Post

Temper your expectations

On April 30, after the last inbound visitor went through the RT-PCR testing process at Phuket airport, it represented the culmination of a 10-month mission for the quarantine team at the terminal.

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