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Thai boxers ran rings around their opponents as they captured five out of six gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Thailand opposition crushes military parties in election rout

Thailand's opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule.

Reuters

Opposition favored to top Sunday's Thai election, but faces hurdles in taking power

Voters in Thailand head to the polls on Sunday touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup

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Young Thais look to Pita Limjaroenrat to bust military-royalist grip on power

Move Forward party leader’s promise in election campaign to end political stranglehold chimes with younger generation

The Guardian - UK

Body of murdered Brit teen's girlfriend found in Thailand with killer facing death penalty

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Daily Mirror

Thai candidates parade through Bangkok before Sunday vote

From the back of open-top trucks and cars, candidates of Thailand's political parties drove through Bangkok on Saturday, as a months-long campaign that could usher in a new government for the first time in nearly a decade drew to a close.

Reuters

Move Forward galvanises Thai voters with vows of royal reforms

Move Forward Party is energising voters with pledges of monarchy and military reforms – subjects once considered taboo.

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EV Primus angles to create EV supermarket

The growing electric vehicle (EV) market in Thailand is leading car dealers to consider what EV brands should be featured in their showrooms.

Bangkok Post

ABM eyes 20% revenue growth in 2023

Asia Biomass Plc (ABM), Thailand's largest biomass fuel producer and trader by volume, expects revenue to grow by 20% this year to more than 3.6 billion baht thanks to its business expansion amid growing concerns over global warming.

Bangkok Post

Chon Buri to get new EV battery factory

Chinese high-tech enterprise Anwha (Shanghai) Automation Engineering has chosen Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor as its first overseas production base to make batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) under the MG brand.

Bangkok Post

TAT makes move into the metaverse

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to open its first virtual office in the Bitkub Metaverse in the third quarter of this year, in a bid to attract millennials and foreign tourists to bolster Thailand's digital economy.

Bangkok Post

Some good news for freedom of speech

The World Press Freedom Day, concurrently May 3, was celebrated recently with a panel discussion at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand, which provided a fresh opportunity to catch up with news, especially on Thailand. It was also an occasion to reflect on international developments concerning the shrinking space for…

Bangkok Post

The growing challenge of plastic for Thailand

The first synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was patented in 1907 by Belgian chemist, Leo Baekeland. Bakelite was used in a variety of iconic products in the first half of the 20th century, but the overall use of plastic was then inconsequential in comparison to what followed.

Bangkok Post

Thailand election: Leading parties, personalities, key issues

Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, will hold a general election on Sunday, pitting pro-democracy parties that are surging in popularity against those backed by military-linked conservatives.

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Guru's Weekly Buzz: May 12-18

Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.

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Embattled Thai PM Prayuth fights to stay on in vote on Sunday

Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is lagging behind the opposition in polls ahead of Sunday's general election but electoral rules written by his former military junta mean the retired army chief can't be counted out.

Reuters

Factbox-Election promises of Thailand's major parties

Thailand's main political parties have differing ideologies and support bases but are proposing many similar policies ahead of a May 14 general election, focusing on winning over the rural poor and millions shackled by household debt.

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Explainer-What you need to know about Thailand's election

Thailand holds an election on May 14 after nearly a decade of a government led or backed by its royalist military after a coup in 2014.

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A tumultuous two decades in Thailand's politics

Thailand has seen two coups, three prime ministers brought down by court rulings, intermittent violence and crippling colour-coded street demonstrations during two decades of political instability.

Reuters

Factbox-Who are the main contenders for Thailand's next leader?

Thailand's political parties have nominated prime ministerial candidates ahead of a May 14 election, which will showcase a long-running battle between the billionaire Shinawatra family and parties backed by a conservative pro-military establishment.

Daily Mirror

Moment arrested Brit tourist launches attack on Thailand tuk tuk driver in street brawl

The tuk tuk taxi driver, Armin Longklang, demanded compensation for the damage caused to his vehicle, prompting the foreigners to debate the incident in Thailand

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 4 a.m.

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Thai parties make push to woo voters ahead of Sunday election

Surrounded by adoring crowds packed inside stadiums and halls, the main prime ministerial candidates of Thailand's political parties made a final push to rally supporters on Friday, two days before a crunch general election.

Al Jazeera

Thailand election: Who could become the next prime minister?

Voting is set for Sunday, with progressive parties calling for reforms to the monarchy and military.

Liverpool Echo

Our Liverpool: Mum sold valuables to get to son after horror Thailand crash

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