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Alex Albon unveils custom Singapore GP helmet for UNICEF Thailand charity auction

Williams's Alex Albon has unveiled a Southeast Asia-inspired Singapore Grand Prix helmet that will be auctioned with UNICEF Thailand

Motorsport · Oct 2, 2025

Concerns Over Lower Brazil Sugarcane Yields Boosts Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.27 (+1.67%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +5.90 (+1.30%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Thursday due to concerns over lower sugarcane yields in Brazil. Unica reported Thursday that Brazil's Center South sugarcane...

Barchart · Oct 2, 2025

Who Is George Wilson? 23-Year-Old Briton From Wealthy Family Faces Death Penalty In Thailand After Drug Bust

George Wilson, a 23-year-old Briton from Buckinghamshire, has been arrested in Thailand after authorities allegedly found 9kg of crystal meth hidden in his luggage. He now faces possible death penalty under Thailand's strict drug laws.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2, 2025

The Outlook for Higher Thai Sugar Production Hammers Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.45 (-2.71%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -14.40 (-3.07%). Sugar prices are sharply lower today, with London sugar falling to a 1-week low. The outlook for higher sugar production in Thailand is undercutting sugar...

Barchart · Oct 1, 2025

The smartphone in Saudi Arabia: between women’s empowerment and surveillance

In January 2019, the plight of Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun captured global attention. The young Saudi woman, attempting to escape her family, found herself stranded in Thailand after her passport was confiscated. Armed with her smartphone, she used social media to alert international organisations about the fate awaiting her. Canada eventually granted…

The Conversation · Oct 1, 2025

New Covid-19 strain arrives in Thailand

Thailand has recorded 33 cases of the new Covid-19 strain XFG so far this year, most of them in Bangkok, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

Bangkok Post · Oct 1, 2025

Sugar Prices Supported by a Weaker Dollar and Stronger Global Demand

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.08 (+0.50%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +6.00 (+1.30%). Sugar prices moved higher on Tuesday, with NY sugar posting a 4-week high and London sugar climbing to a 1.5-week high. Tuesday's weaker dollar...

Barchart · Sep 30, 2025

Sugar Rallies on Dollar Weakness and Strong Demand from Pakistan

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25 ) today is up +0.15 (+0.94%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +6.50 (+1.41%). Sugar prices are moving sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a 4-week high and London sugar climbing to a 1.5-week high. Today's dollar weakness...

Barchart · Sep 30, 2025

Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to at least 30 across Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines

Vietnamese authorities say typhoon was the most devastating storm to hit the country this year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Thailand appeals court upholds royal defamation prison sentence for progressive lawmaker

An appeals court in Thailand has upheld a two-year prison sentence for a lawmaker from the progressive People’s Party for defaming the monarchy in a speech she made four years ago

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025