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March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.08 (+0.58%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed down -3.50 (-0.87%). Sugar prices settled mixed on Tuesday, consolidating above last week's 5.25-year lows. Mild short covering emerged in sugar futures on Tuesday amid signs that...

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Sugar Prices Gain on Signs that Lower Prices are Spurring Demand

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.14 (+1.02%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) is down -2.30 (-0.57%). Sugar prices are mixed today as they consolidate above last week's 5.25-year lows. Mild short covering emerged in sugar today on signs that the plunge...

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A writer is cleared by Thai court after Malaysian agency withdraws defamation case

Malaysia’s telecoms regulator has dropped a defamation case in Thailand against Australian writer Murray Hunter after mediation

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11 coastal cities could be submerged by 2100 and millions may be at risk: From Dhaka in Bangladesh to Bangkok in Thailand

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Technical Short Covering Supports Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.03 (+0.22%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +21.00 (+5.58%). Sugar prices moved higher on Friday as the recent selloff pushed prices into oversold territory, prompting some technical buying. March London sugar settled sharply...

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Oversold Conditions Spark Mild Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.01 (+0.07%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +8.90 (+2.37%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on some technical short-covering after the recent selloff pushed them into oversold territory. On Thursday, sugar prices extended their...

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Thailand puts elephants on birth control as populations are 'squeezed out' of their natural habitat

In a bid to prevent human confrontations, which can turn deadly, Thailand is administering birth control vaccines to wild elephants.

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Why wild elephants are being given a birth control vaccine in Thailand

It comes after wild elephants killed 30 people and injured 29 last year

The Independent UK

Thailand’s ruling conservative party moves closer to forming new coalition government

Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party has moved closer to forming a new government after the Pheu Thai Party agreed to join it in a proposed coalition

The Independent UK

Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other

The Independent UK

Thailand scores poorly in corruption ranking

The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

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Sugar Prices Tumble as Global Stockpiles Expand

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.09 (-0.65%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -11.10 (-2.87%). Sugar prices extended their 5-month-long plunge on Thursday and fell to 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering...

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Sugar Prices Sink to 5-Year Lows on Abundant Supplies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.06 (-0.43%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -8.20 (-2.12%). Sugar prices extended their 5-month-long plunge today and posted 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering prices. Last Wednesday,...

The Independent UK

Teen gunman shoots principal dead in school siege in Thailand

Suspect wounded and captured after about two hours of hostage drama

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Sugar Prices Slump on Robust Global Supplies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.28 (-1.98%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -10.90 (-2.74%). Sugar prices extended their 3-month-long selloff on Wednesday, tumbling to 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering prices....

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Sugar Prices Plummet on the Outlook for Global Sugar Surpluses to Persist

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.28 (-1.98%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -11.10 (-2.794%). Sugar prices extended their 3-month-long selloff today, sinking to 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering prices. Last Wednesday,...

The Independent UK

Gunman apprehended in southern Thailand after holding students and teachers hostage in school

Authorities report a hostage situation and shooting inside a school in southern Thailand

The Times of India

Gunman detained after shots fired at southern Thai school; hostages freed

An 18-year-old gunman who fired shots inside a school in Thailand’s southern Hat Yai district on Wednesday has been detained and all hostages freed, police said.

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Ample Global Sugar Supplies Weigh on Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.23 (-1.60%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -7.30 (-1.80%). Sugar prices retreated on Tuesday, with London sugar falling to a 5-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been in a gradual decline over the...

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Sugar Prices Retreat as the World is Awash in Sugar

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.21 (-1.46%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -7.20 (-1.78%). Sugar prices are retreating today, with London sugar falling to a 5-year nearest-futures low. Sugar prices have been in a gradual decline over the past...

The Independent UK

Malaysia’s Banksy sues AirAsia for using his street art on aircraft without approval

Artist alleges his 2012 mural was used on an aircraft and in multiple marketing campaigns without permission

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Dollar Weakness Fuels Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Monday closed up +0.24 (+1.70%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +1.00 (+0.25%). Sugar prices settled higher on Monday as the dollar index ($DXY ) fell to a 1-week low, prompting short covering in sugar futures. An...

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