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The annual elephant festival in Surin attracted more than the usual attention last week after featuring an attempt to enter the hallowed Guinness Book of Records. Alas, the only record achieved was that hundreds of student "volunteers" roasted in the sun, exposed for hours to high temperatures reaching 39C.

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Chinese spent B15bn on Thai condos from Jan-Aug

Chinese buyers top the table of foreign condominium purchasers in Thailand, buying up 15 billion baht worth of property in the first eight months of this year.

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Cancer, the on-going health crisis

Cancer is less of a death sentence these days and though it remains a daunting challenge in life, increasingly robust help is at hand

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Depa's 'Digital Infinity' action plan seeks to increase GDP

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) has outlined its 2023 action plan, using what it calls its "Digital Infinity" mission to help increase the country's GDP per person to reach US$10,000 in five years, up from $6,270 in 2021.

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Bitkub seeks local partner for overseas expansion

Bangkok-based Bitkub Capital Group Holdings Co has been in talks with prospective local partners in Southeast Asia regarding plans to expand beyond Thailand next year, says founder and group chief executive Jirayut Srupsrisopa.

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Rice farmers must prevail

For Thais, rice is not just food; it is an object of pride for the country. Therefore, the recent news about Thailand's Hom Mali rice losing its "world's best rice" title is causing quite a stir.

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Did Apec elite taste enough of Thailand?

What lasting benefits will Thailand enjoy having just wrapped up its hosting of Apec 2022 -- a global trade forum held in Bangkok last week? How will the much-touted meeting make Thailand better off in the long run? And will the excited chatter about a "BCG" economy ever amount to…

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Domestic travel rises above early forecasts

Travellers made 200 million domestic trips in the first 10 months of this year, less than the 222 million in 2019 but up on the 160 million trips projected by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), according to a government spokesman.

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Wowcher flogs mystery holidays to hotspots including New York and Dubai from £89

Wowcher has released cut price mystery holiday deals for Black Friday to destinations including New York, Dubai, Thailand, Bali, Las Vegas and Mexico for those brave enough to take the plunge

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Accelerating Business Solutions: Bangchak Group commits

Over a decade ago, the arrival of gasohol, an 80% gasoline and 20% ethanol fuel blend, was resisted by the public for use with internal combustion engines, even though Bangkok and other larger cities in Thailand were ranked as having the world’s worst traffic with cars taking up much space…

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Car output on target despite flooding

Flooding affected domestic car sales in October, with volume decreasing in many categories, but the drop will not cause Thailand's car manufacturing to fall short of its 2022 target, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

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Uncertainty set to sustain foreign interest

Following the withdrawal of the foreign land ownership proposal, global uncertainty is expected to continue to encourage wealthy foreigners, particularly from the US, Myanmar, Canada and Saudi Arabia, to purchase properties in Thailand.

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Emerging markets to buoy exports in 2023

Thailand's exports are expected to maintain growth momentum next year, albeit at a slower pace than this year, shored up by strong demand from emerging markets in Asia and the Middle East, speakers at a seminar said on Thursday.

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Michelin Guide awards 41 stars across Thailand

The Michelin Guide Thailand on Wednesday held the 2023 Michelin Star Revelation Ceremony, unveiling this year's selection of the country's best dining establishments at The Athenee Bangkok Hotel.

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Overcoming the patient engagement deficit in a post-Covid era: Roadmap for Thailand

Imagine a world where an individual’s specific needs and desired health outcomes are the driving force behind all healthcare decisions. Where care transforms from the existing episodic and need-based approach to a proactive, intuitive, and personalized experience. Where the patient is no longer the end receiver but an equal partner…

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Michelin Guide Thailand 2023 reveals stars in the culinary world

The Michelin Guide Thailand 2023 star revelation ceremony was held on Thursday at The Athenee Hotel Bangkok. This year, there were 441 entries covering all four major corners of Thailand.

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Direct sales set to grow 3-5% next year

Thailand's direct sales industry is expected to see growth of 3-5% next year after two years of contraction attributed to the Covid-19 outbreaks.

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Buy now, pay later lures apps and e-marketplaces

Super apps and e-marketplaces are making a foray into buy now, pay later (BNPL) services in Thailand to stimulate consumption amid economic headwinds and stagnant inflation.

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Broadcasting rights in jeopardy

Fifa has threatened to pull the plug on Thailand's broadcasting of World Cup 2022 final matches if the kingdom fails to meet its standard encryption of broadcasting signals, the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) said on Wednesday.

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Thai auto industry needs a reboot

The Thai automotive industry faces a number of challenges as it seeks to deal with the changes introduced by the emergence of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), according LiB Consulting.

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Building on Apec pluses

The Apec summit gave Thailand and other Apec members an opportunity to strengthen their partnerships, with a number of cooperation deals clinched.

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'Reinvention' urged to stimulate growth

Thailand's banks should adapt to changing economic and social conditions by developing capabilities to stimulate growth and invigorate profitability by redefining their meaning and purpose, according to a report by global management consultancy McKinsey & Company.

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Tadano Italthai banks on infrastructure

Thai-Japanese joint venture Tadano Italthai Co plans to take advantage of more infrastructure development projects in Thailand to increase its truck-mounted crane sales, with revenue expected to reach 700 million baht this year.

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From past to present

On a Saturday morning, I strolled through a maze of narrow lanes in quest of a simple brunch at Bang Namphueng Floating Market, located in the Thai-Mon community of Bang Krachao. This was my second visit in two years and this time it was merely a stopover on my way…

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Thai tour group in Hong Kong enjoys only 1 day at local restaurants

Members of a tour group from Thailand were unable to dine out at restaurants in Hong Kong until the final day of their four-day trip on Tuesday, as travel operators struggled to adjust to recent changes to the city's coronavirus restrictions.

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