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LIFE

Major sponsors drop Kanye West London gigs as PM voices concern

AFP, Published on 06/04/2026

» LONDON - Drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo on Sunday pulled out of sponsoring a music festival in London headlined by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts.

WORLD

In El Salvador's mass trials, 'the innocent pay for the guilty'

AFP, Published on 06/04/2026

» SOYAPANGO, El Salvador - Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a mass trial of alleged gang members.

BUSINESS

Dining sector poised for downturn

Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 06/04/2026

» Restaurants are bracing for less vibrant sales during the Songkran holiday this year, which runs from April 11-15, according to the Thai Restaurant Association.

BUSINESS

Global tensions hit home

Business, Published on 06/04/2026

» With the US-Israel battle against Iran entering its sixth week, the global economy continues to feel the effects stemming from the closure of a key oil shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz.

THAILAND

Russian tour guide arrested

Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/04/2026

» PHUKET: Tourist police arrested a Russian national for illegally offering tour services on a Destination Thailand Visa (DTV).

OPINION

Myanmar's odd new govt takes shape

News, Published on 06/04/2026

» Finally, Myanmar's former army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has been appointed as the country's next president. Amid much pomp and ceremony on Friday, Myanmar's newly elected parliamentarians approved his nomination by an overwhelming majority: 429 out of the 584 MPs.

THAILAND

Hoteliers call for more direct flights

News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/04/2026

» The Thai Hotels Association's Southern Chapter has urged the authorities to increase direct flights from Europe to Phuket to stabilise tourism amid travel disruptions caused by the Middle East war.

THAILAND

Oil depot reported for hoarding

News, Published on 06/04/2026

» SURAT THANI: The provincial commerce office has filed a police complaint against an oil depot operator for allegedly hoarding controlled fuel, as authorities ramp up the crackdown on fuel stockpiling and smuggling in the South and along border areas.

LIFE

S2O Songkran Music Festival is 'Bigger, Bolder, Wetter'

Life, Published on 06/04/2026

» Two exciting events are waiting to make Songkran in Bangkok hotter than ever from April 11-14, with S2O Land on Ratchadaphisek Road as a new landmark for the party battlefield.

THAILAND

Diesel surges past B50/litre

Published on 05/04/2026

» Diesel prices have surged past 50 baht per litre, pushing up costs across the transport, tourism and agriculture sectors and prompting many Thais to either cancel or scale back their Songkran travel plans.