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Brazilian couple caught smuggling 6.6kg of cocaine onto Koh Samui
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/07/2025
» Customs officers and local police on Koh Samui have arrested a Brazilian man and woman after 6.63 kilograms of cocaine were discovered hidden in their luggage at the island’s international airport.
Japan PM's future in doubt after election debacle
AFP, Published on 21/07/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future was unclear on Monday after his coalition appeared to have disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections that saw strong gains by a right-wing populist party.
Written in blood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/07/2025
» In 2015, Joe Freeman and Aung Naing Soe noticed the prominent status of poetry in Myanmar politics. At the time, both journalists heard that Maung Saungkha, a 23-year-old poet, posted a poem about having a tattoo of an unnamed president on his penis on Facebook. Saungkha, however, was charged for defaming former president Thein Sein under telecommunication law, serving a six-month jail term.
All hands on deck
Business, Published on 21/07/2025
» Thailand is on the brink of facing trade woes, no matter whether the US imposes steep or gentler reciprocal tariffs on Thai imports.
Tourism revival goes into reverse
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/07/2025
» Over the past three years, Thai tourism has been struggling to regain the peak it once reached prior to the pandemic, while neighbouring countries Malaysia and Vietnam have already surpassed their performance in 2019, recording 37 million and 17 million tourist arrivals, respectively.
Bitec hosts 3-in-1 service industry extravaganza
Life, Published on 21/07/2025
» More than 250 exhibitors across the hotel, food and beverage, retail and e-commerce sectors will present thousands of products and innovations during Thailand Retail, Food & Hospitality Services 2025, Asean Retail 2025 and Pub & Bar Asia 2025, which will run at Bitec Hall 98-99, Bang Na-Trat Road, from Thursday to Sunday.
Children of the Mekong
Life, Nattha Keenapan, Published on 21/07/2025
» As morning mist lifted over the Mekong River, a group of children, aged five to 17, gathered along its banks not just to admire its beauty but to tell its story. Over the course of three days, 40 children from Chiang Khan, a scenic town in the northeastern province of Loei, participated in a workshop to reconnect with their roots and raise their voice for the environment.
Innovation takes centre stage at InfoComm Asia
Life, Published on 21/07/2025
» The fifth annual edition of InfoComm Asia will offer an unparalleled learning experience to AV and IT professionals and end users from Wednesday to Friday, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center's Hall 2-4, Ratchadaphisek Road.
Thailand 'can't match' Vietnam's US tariff proposals
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/07/2025
» Thailand cannot offer the same kind of trade proposals to the United States as Vietnam did, warns Somjai Phagaphasvivat, an expert in international economics, who added that Vietnam was able to remove tariffs on all US imports because it has free trade agreements (FTAs) with 27 countries, which have already reduced most of Vietnam's import tariffs to zero.
Five iconic timepieces debut at Siam Paragon
Life, Published on 21/07/2025
» Five iconic timepieces have made their debut in Thailand during the Paragon Watch Fair 2025, which is running at Fashion Hall on the 1st floor and Watch Galleria on M and 3rd floor of Siam Paragon, until Aug 3.