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The increasing elderly population in Thailand is prompting a serious discussion on raising the retirement age beyond 55 to accommodate an "aged society" and deal with an ongoing labour shortage in the country, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Thailand's Phad Kaphrao, a fiery stir-fried dish made with basil and garlic, has won the top spot in the "Best Stir-fried Dishes in the World" as ranked by TasteAtlas.

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Friday closed down -0.07 (-0.26%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed down -3.30 (-0.45%). Sugar prices Friday retreated from 12-year highs and closed moderately lower on comments from India's Food Secretary that sparked long liquidation in sugar futures when...

The 43-year-old steps down so party can name member to serve as parliament’s opposition leader.

The head of the Move Forward party, which finished first in Thailand’s general election in May but was denied power by Parliament, has announced his resignation as its chief so the party can appoint a new member to serve as Parliament’s opposition leader

The French Catholic Church is facing new accusations of a sexual abuse scandal within Paris’s Foreign Missions Society, an organisation dedicated to spreading Christianity overseas. As a criminal investigation has been opened into accusations against three clergymen from the group, a FRANCE 24 investigation by journalists Karina Chabour and Julie…

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Thursday closed up +0.44 (+1.66%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed up +7.80 (+1.07%). Sugar prices Thursday closed moderately higher. Strength in the Brazilian real boosted sugar prices after the real (^USDBRL ) Thursday climbed to a 2-week high...

Belagavi's Tanishka Kalbhairav won gold at the World Table Tennis Championships in Thailand. She beat her opponent from Chinese Taipei in a five-set battle. She is trained by Sangam Bailoor at the Belgaum Table Tennis Academy. The event is sanctioned by the ITTF.

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.29 (-1.08%), and Dec London white sugar #5 (SWZ23 ) closed down -4.80 (-0.66%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled moderately lower on signs of strong sugar output in Brazil. On Wednesday, Unica reported that Brazil Center-South sugar output in the...

Thailand’s new government has approved a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country’s tourism industry is a top economic priority

Oct NY world sugar #11 (SBV23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.43 (+1.63%), and Oct London white sugar #5 (SWV23 ) closed up +13.30 (+1.81%). Sugar prices Tuesday closed moderately higher, with NY sugar posting a 4-1/2 month high. Over the past couple of weeks, sugar prices have risen on...