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How Thailand’s TV lesbian romances captured a global audience

While dramas about male same-sex romance (known as “boys’ love”, or BL) have been popular in Asia since 2010, “girls’ love” (GL) dramas are only now seeing a meteoric rise in popularity – and they are coming out of Thailand.

The Conversation

White Lotus season 3 episode 1 recap: guests arrive in Thailand, but a grim death is just around the corner

White Lotus season 3 episode 1 sees a new group of guests arrive in Thailand, but not everything is as it seems.

WhatToWatch

Foreign tourist crowds spark tension in Pai

Amid the mountains of northern Thailand, Pai is a hub for backpackers to lie in hammocks, swim in waterfalls, walk along the Bamboo Bridge and bask in the sun.

Bangkok Post

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"White Lotus" returns in high spirits

Season 3 follows its guests' tours within, finding the psychological stowaways they've hauled on vacation with them

Salon

The White Lotus's Natasha Rothwell on returning as Belinda and what her character has been up to since we last saw her

Natasha Rothwell on returning for season 3 — and how spa manager Belinda has changed since we last saw her

WhatToWatch

‘A little win for us’: Thailand basks in excitement around White Lotus season three

This time the hit TV series features Thailand’s homegrown K-pop sensation, Lisa, and local beauty spots. The country’s tourism industry is getting ready for a boost

The Guardian - UK

Martin will “definitely" race in MotoGP’s Thailand GP

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin is set to return to action in the Thailand Grand Prix after missing almost all of pre-season testing, Motorsport.com understands.

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Myanmar Militia Says Ready To Deport 10,000 Cyber Scam Workers

A Myanmar ethnic militia said on Saturday it was preparing to deport 10,000 people linked to cyber scams in the area it controls to Thailand as part of a crackdown on the illicit compounds.

International Business Times

The White Lotus: the TV phenomenon is back – and it’s still next-level viewing

Exquisitely awful guests and drama it’s impossible to look away from: it can only be the third, Thailand-based season of Mike White’s luxury resort drama. Bring on the memes!

The Guardian - UK

Sugar Prices Rally on Lackluster Rain in Brazil and Strength in Brazilian Real

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.26 (+1.29%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) is up +7.20 (+1.36%). Sugar prices today extended this week's rally to a new 2-month high on concern about Brazil's sugar crop. Alvean, the world's largest sugar trader, said...

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Jason Isaacs' guide to Koh Samui: 'Staying at the real White Lotus felt like being in a gilded cage'

The actor dishes on his time filming The White Lotus in Thailand — and why he struggled with suite life

Evening Standard

White Lotus does Thailand dirty

Did you hear? There’s been another murder at a White Lotus hotel, this time the one in Thailand.

The Conversation

Trump threatens a 100% tariff on ‘dead’ BRICS group if they ‘play games with the dollar’

Countries like Malaysia and Thailand have expressed interest in joining BRICS, seen as a counterweight to the West, in recent years.

Fortune

Singapore’s Frasers Property bets on ‘China plus one’ with a half-billion-dollar industrial park in Thailand

Named Araya, or “the Eastern Gateway,” the park hopes to attract high-end tech manufacturing to Thailand.

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International Business Times

Scam Centre Survivors Tell Of Beatings, Abuse In Myanmar

At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks.

Autosport

The key takeaways from 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing

MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month.

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Thai Army Coordinates Repatriation Of Trafficked Scam Victims

Thai authorities rescue 260 trafficking victims from online scam centers in Myanmar, preparing for repatriation. Efforts to combat scam networks in Southea...

Bangkok Post

Backpacker in Thailand taken on 1,200km detour

A foreign backpacker making his first visit to Thailand was planning an island getaway in the South, but after a miscommunication he ended up in the North nearly 1,200 kilometres away.

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Lackluster Rain in Brazil Pushes Sugar Prices Higher

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.41 (+2.07%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25 ) closed up +11.00 (+2.12%). Sugar prices on Thursday rallied to 8-week highs and settled sharply higher due to concern about Brazil's sugar crop. Alvean, the world's largest sugar trader,...

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“Call CPS”: Norwegian Couple Ignites Debate After Putting Baby In Plastic Box During Vacation

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Sugar Rallies as Dry Weather in Brazil Threatens Sugar Output

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.38 (+1.92%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +1.70 (+0.31%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher, with London sugar posting a 2-month high. Concern about Brazil's sugar crop is pushing prices higher. Alvean, the world's...

The Independent UK

Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated

Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar

Bangkok Post

Thailand’s corruption score slips

Thailand’s score has in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) declined to 34 from 35 the year before, though its global ranking improved one place to 107th, according to Transparency International.

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NY Sugar Prices Slip as India Projects a Bumper Sugar Crop

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed down -0.11 (-0.55%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +12.50 (+2.35%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled mixed, with London sugar posting a 1-1/2 week high. NY sugar prices came under pressure Wednesday after India projected a "bumper"...

Evening Standard

The White Lotus season 3 cast: From Jason Isaacs to Aimee Lou Wood, who plays who?

The upcoming series – set in Thailand – is set to arrive on February 17

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