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‘The place I love is in flames’: the people living and working in extreme heat

From a firefighter to a fruit farmer, from Greece to Thailand, the Guardian speaks to people in places hit hardest by the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024

Thai Lawmakers Elect Shinawatra Heiress As PM

Paetongtarn Shinawatra -- the youngest leader in Thailand's history as a constitutional monarchy and the second woman premier after her aunt Yingluck -- assumes office after two court rulings that threw the kingdom's politics into turmoil.

International Business Times · Aug 16, 2024

Thailand's new prime minister renews the legacy of her father, the divisive Thaksin Shinawatra

The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

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Thailand's Parliament Elects Paetongtarn Shinawatra As Prime Minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra set to become Thailand's next prime minister, succeeding her aunt Yingluck. Political landscape in flux.

Little experience and a lot on her plate: who is Thailand’s new prime minister?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member of her family to lead Thailand, but she faces a country that has moved on from her father’s era

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2024

Paetongtarn is Thailand’s 31st prime minister

The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the 31st prime minister of Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Aug 16, 2024

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest prime minister

Daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra approved as PM after frantic negotiations triggered by ousting of Srettha Thavisin

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2024

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s next PM, youngest ever

The 37-year-old daughter of tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra is the third member of the family to lead the country.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2024

Thai courts that have disbanded multiple governments are accused of setting back democracy

Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024

Sugar Prices Weighed Down by the Prospects of Larger Global Supplies

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.09 (-0.50%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -2.10 (-0.4`%). Sugar prices on Thursday slid to 1-week lows and are just above recent significant lows. NY sugar posted a 1-3/4 year nearest-futures low last...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2024

Sugar Prices Recover on Brazilian Real Strength

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is up +0.02 (+0.11%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is unchanged. Sugar prices today recovered from 1-week lows and are little changed on strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL). The real is up +0.21% today and is just...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2024

Thailand’s conservative elites oust prime minister and ban opposition

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has dissolved the country’s largest opposition party and official winner of the 2023 general election, Move Forward. The same court has now dismissed Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, in an ethics case for appointing a cabinet minister who was once jailed.

The Conversation · Aug 15, 2024

‘Big shock’: Thailand faces political upheaval as PM removed from office

Thailand’s constitutional court made its second bombshell ruling in a week as it ousted Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Al Jazeera · Aug 15, 2024

Thailand's Pheu Thai Party Nominates New Prime Minister

Thailand's Pheu Thai party seeks new prime minister amid political challenges and royal defamation law controversy. Coalition partners back candidate. Move...

Party Of Thai Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra To Choose New Candidate For Premier

The party of Thailand's billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra meets on Thursday to choose a candidate for prime minister, a day after the kingdom's top court dismissed incumbent premier Srettha Thavisin over an ethics violation.

International Business Times · Aug 15, 2024

Thai Ruling Party Meets To Choose New Candidate For PM

Thailand's ruling party meets Thursday to choose a candidate for prime minister after a court dismissed incumbent Srettha Thavisin in an ethics case, deepening the kingdom's political uncertainty a week after the main opposition party was dissolved.

Thailand's Prime Minister Dismissed For Ethics Violation

Thailand's Constitutional Court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin, leading to political upheaval and economic uncertainty.

Barchart · Aug 14, 2024

Sugar Prices Pressured by Ample Global Supplies

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.42 (-2.28%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -7.70 (-1.47%). Sugar prices Wednesday closed moderately lower. Over the past month, sugar prices have been under pressure on signs of larger global supplies. NY sugar...

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Barchart · Aug 14, 2024

Sugar Prices Weighed Down by Abundant Global Supplies

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) today is down -0.39 (-2.11%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) is down -7.60 (-1.45). Sugar prices today are moderately lower. Over the past month, sugar prices have been under pressure on signs of larger global supplies. NY sugar posted...

International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024

Thai Court Sacks PM Over Ethics Case

Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, branding him dishonest in a ruling in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.

Al Jazeera · Aug 14, 2024

Thai court orders dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin

Srettha becomes the fourth Thai prime minister in 16 years to be removed by the kingdom’s Constitutional Court.

Thai Prime Minister Removed Over Ethical Violation

Thailand's Constitutional Court removes Prime Minister for ethics violation, dissolves opposition party amid political upheaval.

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office by court order over an ethics violation

A court in Thailand has removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethics violation, further shaking up Thai politics after the court-ordered dissolution of the main opposition party a week ago

France 24 · Aug 14, 2024

Thai court sacks PM Srettha for appointing minister with criminal conviction

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office after he was accused by former senators of breaching ethics rules by appointing a lawyer with a criminal conviction to his cabinet. The Thai parliament is set to vote for Srettha's replacement this Friday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 14, 2024

Passenger injured taking video from train

A passenger leaning outside a door on a moving train and recording social media content was hit by a pole while travelling between stations in southern Thailand.

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