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Samui Property Market Diversifies with Condo and Villa Boom
Published on 13/08/2025
» Koh Samui, Thailand, August 13, 2025 - Koh Samui’s residential property market is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by rapid expansion, diversified offerings, and intensifying competition in the rental sector. According to the newly released 2025 Samui Property Market Update by C9 Hotelworks, the island's property market—valued at THB30.3 billion—is transitioning from its traditional villa-centric model toward higher-density developments, especially condominiums, while adapting to evolving investment trends and rising international interest.
CKPower Profit Soars on Hydropower Gains and Lower Costs
Published on 13/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 13, 2025 — Building on strong momentum from the first quarter, CKPower Public Company Limited (SET: CKP)—one of the region’s largest producers of electricity from renewables with one of the lowest carbon footprints—reported continued growth in operating performance for the second quarter and first half of 2025. The company and its subsidiaries posted a Core Net Profit of Baht 353.0 million in Q2 and Baht 416.3 million for the six-month period, up by Baht 204.3 million or 137.4% year-on-year and Baht 509.2 million or 548.1% year-on-year, respectively. These results, announced by Managing Director Mr. Thanawat Trivisvavet, underscore the company’s sustained profit expansion across the first half of the year.
'Not welcome': English town protests against JD Vance's holiday
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» CHARLBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Dozens of activists and locals protested on Tuesday against a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to an idyllic rural region of southwest England, where he is on holiday with family.
Cops target distributors of illegal and dangerous goods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/08/2025
» Authorities have seized more than 690,000 illegal and substandard products in a series of high-profile raids in Bangkok, targeting major warehouse networks and retail outlets in an intensified crackdown on unsafe goods.
Thai-Cambodian border clash clean-up
News, Published on 10/08/2025
» Clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border have dealt a heavy blow to the Northeast's economy, with trade losses in four provinces alone estimated at up to 500 million baht a month.
UK arrests 200 backing banned pro-Palestine group
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» LONDON - Police in London arrested at least 200 people on Saturday for supporting Palestine Action at the latest and largest protest backing the group since the government banned it last month under anti-terror laws.
Cops seek to keep 'spy' in detention
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/08/2025
» Buri Ram: Local police have sought court approval to extend the detention of a Cambodian man arrested on Tuesday in Krasang district on suspicion of espionage.
'Musical cocoon': Polish mountain town hosts Chopin fest
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» DUSZNIKI ZDROJ — A few hundred people gather in front of a large white tent in the peaceful spa town of Duszniki-Zdroj, nestled on the Polish-Czech border.
Thai-British artist centres women in exploration of myth
Life, Published on 05/08/2025
» The histories and relationships between women and trees are portrayed through art during "Epiphytes", which is running at Supples Gallery, until Sept 7.
Painter killed when basket collapses at building site
News, Published on 02/08/2025
» A construction site tragedy occurred on Saturday morning when a crane basket carrying two painters detached and plummeted from a height of 26 metres, killing one worker and seriously injuring another at a college in Phatthalung province.