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I was tucking into some delicious khao nieo mamuang (mangoes and sticky rice) at a friend's house the other day and the conversation inevitably turned to teenage Thai rapper Milli, (Danupha Khanatheerakul) and her eye-catching performance at the Coachella music festival in California.

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More agile Covid curbs needed

Reports that the government is considering scrapping the Thailand Pass for locals re-entering the country is welcome news as it will eliminate another travel restriction.

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Thailand's first lot of local Covid vaccine produced

The first batch of ChulaCov19, the first messenger-RNA vaccine developed in Thailand, has been produced and is awaiting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the first two phases of human trials, a government spokesperson said on Saturday.

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The south side deli, on Minard Road in Shawlands, will be serving up a brand new menu packed with flavour and inspired by dishes from Japan, Thailand, Korea, China and more.

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Thailand urges care over content as Lazada promotion angers royalists

Thailand on Saturday warned against the creation of online content that risked insulting the country's monarchy, after a video by a social media influencer promoting e-commerce platform Lazada incensed royalists, who said it was mocking the palace.

Reuters

From India’s highs to Thailand’s lows, Asia’s weather is hitting extremes

Analysis: As the heatwave in India and Pakistan starts to intensify again, Thailand and China are recording strangely cold May days

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Big spenders sought to spur the economy

A new committee will be formed to direct measures aimed at attracting more foreign visitors with high purchasing power to Thailand, the government said on Friday, as part of efforts to spur the local economy.

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Polking: Thailand have clear target

The Thai men's football team begin their campaign to regain SEA Games glory on Saturday when they take on Malaysia in Vietnam.

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Financial unicorn takes flight in Asean

Ascend Money, Thailand's first fintech unicorn, is accelerating growth beyond TrueMoney Wallet payment services by tapping the savings, lending and investment realms with a goal of becoming a financial super app and attaining profitability this year.

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Man lives with dead wife's body for 21 years in demonstration of 'eternal love'

Charn Janwatchakal, 72, lived with the body of his wife in a tiny ramshackled one-room home in Bangkok, Thailand, for 21 years before deciding to get her cremated

Daily Mirror

Japan launches food export initiative with Thailand

Japan has launched a trading platform in Bangkok to increase exports of Japanese foodstuffs to Thailand and further promote Japanese cuisine in the kingdom.

Bangkok Post

TAT keen on 20m goal

Thai tourism remains on course to reach 20 million arrivals next year as the prime minister predicted, following the easing of travel rules on May 1, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

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Ratch to spend B1.72bn on gas-fired plant's expansion

Ratch Group Plc, Thailand's largest private power generation company by capacity, plans to spend 1.72 billion baht to expand the capacity of a gas-fired power plant in Pathum Thani's Nava Nakorn Industrial Promotion Zone as it moves closer to its goal of 10 gigawatts of electricity generation capacity.

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Thai Pass tipped to ease

The government is expected to consider scrapping the Thailand Pass registration requirement for Thais returning from abroad.

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Bangkok city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in Thailand’s flavour-packed gateway

CITY GUIDES: The modern metropolis stands tall as a cultural capital of the world, with cutting-edge food, glamorous sky bars and suitcase-filling shopping to match, says Lucie Grace

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April headline inflation rises 4.65% y/y, less than forecast

Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) in April rose 4.65% from a year earlier, driven by higher energy and food prices, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday, though the figure came in below forecasts.

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Govt accepts Japan loan of B13.2bn

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has signed a loan agreement worth 50 billion yen (13.2 billion baht) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency to bolster the nation's Covid-19 emergency response.

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TAT call for more hotel discounts receives tepid response

Hoteliers have mixed feelings about a new phase of the hotel subsidy scheme "We Travel Together" after the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) suggested hotels could offer a 50% discount for an additional 1 million room nights.

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Asia falls in love with Thai Boys Love

Buoyed by the openness of the LGBT community, Thailand's "Boys Love" (BL) movies and series have been well received in the local market and are considered promising export products that can draw lucrative revenue streams and foster business opportunities in other areas, including tourism.

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Action urged on export ban

Thailand is joining 53 member countries to propose the World Trade Organization (WTO) address export bans on food and agricultural products after members who are net food importers raised concerns about food shortages based on the pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Exxon cancels B330bn project

US oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil Corporation has scrapped its 330-billion-baht ethylene cracker and refinery expansion project in Chon Buri, but the decision will not affect the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme, says a source at the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) who requested anonymity.

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Kingdom's men go in pursuit of gold

The Thai men's football team arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday, hoping to reclaim the SEA Games title at the 31st edition of the biennial event.

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Hear works of three master composers

The Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra will take music lovers to explore the power of the orchestra in a classical programme of works by three of history's most renowned composers of orchestral music.

Bangkok Post

Thai interest rate policy needs changing

On March 16, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the US equivalent of Thailand's Monetary Policy Committee, raised its policy interest rate (Fed Funds Rate) by 25 basis points from 0.00%-0.25% to 0.25%-0.50% to tame rising inflation.

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