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Forbes reveals Thailand’s top 10 billionaires for 2025
The Nation Thailand
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July 3, 2025
Amid weak consumer sentiment in the retail sector, the Chirathivat family’s wealth was down 13% to $8.6 billion. Last October, the group got a new partner: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund acquired a 40% stake in British retailer Selfridges...
Phetchaburi ramps up Wellcation initiative to boost health and wellness tourism
Hua Hin Today
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July 3, 2025
Phetchaburi is stepping up its efforts to become a recognised centre for health and wellness tourism, with a renewed push behind its “Wellcation Phetchaburi” initiative. On 2 July, Deputy Governor Chaiphon Phutonglom presided over the opening of a...
Democrats cry wolf over Medicaid cuts
Washington Examiner
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July 3, 2025
I’ll never forget the dentist appointment I had when I was 18. It was supposed to be a routine cleaning, the kind of thing you do every six months without a second thought. After my teeth were polished, the dental assistant took me to get X-rays....
Who Could Be Thailand’s Next Prime Minister? Scenarios, Explained
Yahoo News
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Chaikasem Nitisiri of Pheu Thai (top left); Anutin Charnvirakul of Bhumjaithai (top right); Prayut Chan-o-cha of United Thai Nation (bottom left); and Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut of the People’s Party. Credit - Peerapon Boonyakiat—SOPA...
Glico announces end of ice cream sales in Thailand, available until late 2025
The Nation Thailand
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July 3, 2025
Thai Glico Co Ltd has announced via its "Glico TH" facebook page that it would cease the sale of its ice cream products in Thailand. The statement read: “For over a decade, Thai Glico Co Ltd has had the privilege of offering ice cream products in...
Thailand's Prime Minister Zapped By Court & Suspended
The Free Press
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July 2, 2025
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's politically powerful Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on July 1 after accepting a case of alleged "ethical misconduct" against her because she criticized a Royal Thai Army...
Divana taps Thai BL actors as brand muse to attract Chinese tourists
The Nation Thailand
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July 3, 2025
In the second half of 2025, divana will open two new locations in central Bangkok. These include the expanded divana Luxe @ CentralWorld—designed as a new fandom landmark featuring photo spots inspired by BL series, signature celebrity fragrance...
2nd Army Area chief urges Thais to visit archaeological sites along Surin border
The Nation Thailand
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July 3, 2025
Architectural styles and inscriptions suggest that it was built between the 11th and 13th centuries, with religious rituals recorded from the 12th and 16th Buddhist centuries. Prasat Ta Muen Thom is considered older than its nearby counterparts,...
Unrest, disease risk in Thailand not a deterrent for Malaysian travellers
The Straits Times
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July 3, 2025
GEORGE TOWN - Thailand remains a top holiday destination for Malaysians despite the country’s latest political crisis. The suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ongoing violence in some of the country’s southern provinces, and...
Lizzo stuns on Women's Health magazine after staggering weight loss as star details diet overhaul
The Mirror US
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July 3, 2025
Lizzo is opening up about the lifestyle overhaul that helped her hit her health goals — and why she's never felt better. In a candid new interview for the July cover of Women’s Health, the Grammy-winning singer shared insight into the dietary...
Thaksin Shinawatra ranks 11th on Forbes 2025 list of Thailand’s 50 Richest
Inside Asian Gaming
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July 3, 2025
His daughter may be in the midst of a fight for her political life but Thai powerbroker Thaksin Shinawatra still offers plenty of financial clout, ranking 11th on the latest Forbes list of Thailand’s 50 Richest. According to the Forbes analysis,...
Minister sorry for spelling errors, vows to improve
Bangkok Post
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July 4, 2025
PUBLISHED : 5 Jul 2025 at 05:37 Newly appointed Deputy Education Minister Asst Prof Rinthipond Varinvatchararoj has admitted to past Thai spelling errors in at least one of her social media posts, pledging to improve and become a role model for...
As Thailand’s fishing cats face habitat loss & conflict, experts seek resolution
Mongabay
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July 3, 2025
Fishing cats have lost vast swathes of their former range in Thailand, where decades of wetland conversion to fish farms, shrimp ponds and plantations have decimated their numbers. With habitats shrinking, these wild cats have been driven to...
Karen man airlifted from jungle to Sangkhla Buri hospital in...
Eleven Myanmar
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Kanchanaburi: The Nation #AsiaNewsNetwork - A Karen tribesman, suffering a life-threatening acute illness, has been airlifted from his remote hut deep in the jungles of Kanchanaburi province, to Sangkhla Buri Hospital for emergency treatment. Dr...
Sensex, Nifty Open Higher As Global Cues Remain Positive; IT, Pharma & Auto See Investor Optimism
Free Press Journal
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Mumbai:The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the IT, pharma and auto sectors in the early trade. At around 9.25 am, Sensex was trading 68.28 points or 0.08 per cent up at 83,477.97...
Thai court suspends prime minister over phone call with Hun Sen
Asia Times
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July 2, 2025
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s politically powerful Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday (July 1) after accepting a case of alleged “ethical misconduct” against her because she criticized a Royal Thai...
As Thailand does U-turn on legal cannabis, businesses scramble to survive
Al Jazeera
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July 2, 2025
Bangkok, Thailand – Even at the Nana intersection, a pulsating mecca of this megacity’s seamy nightlife scene, the Wonderland cannabis shop is hard to miss. Its sprawling, ruby-pink signboard screams across the busy crossroads, broadcasting the...
CommentHow a simple phone call shook Thai politics
The National News
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On Tuesday Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, pending an enquiry into a leaked phone call between her and former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. In the conversation, she referred to Hun Sen as...
Sri Lanka and Thailand deepen bilateral ties in public health cooperation
Daily FT
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On 27 June, Health Deputy Minister Hansaka Wijemuni held a bilateral meeting with Thai Public Health Deputy Minister Dej-is Khaothong on the sidelines of the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the...
BBL touts Thai SMEs in Indonesia
Bangkok Post
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July 2, 2025
PUBLISHED : 3 Jul 2025 at 05:44 Bangkok Bank (BBL) stands ready to support Thai medium-sized enterprises expanding to Indonesia, where opportunities are growing across various supply chain industries. Speaking on Wednesday at the 2025 Indonesia...