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Don't panic: Your essential guide to Thai squat toilets
Bangkok Post
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August 14, 2025
Visiting Thai public restrooms in destinations like temples or gas stations can sometimes surprise travellers with an unexpected encounter with the traditional squat toilet. This toilet type, despite being challenging for those unaccustomed to...
China, Thailand pledge to boost bilateral ties, Lancang-Mekong cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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KUNMING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with his Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa in Anning, southwest China's Yunnan Province, and pledged to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation of the Lancang-Mekong...
Thailand cuts 8.92 billion baht from national budget to prioritize efficiency and urgent needs
Pattaya Mail
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August 13, 2025
Deputy PM Pichai Chunhavajira says reductions target slow-moving programs while safeguarding essential services and redirecting funds to high-priority areas. BANGKOK, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira,...
Thai Army maintains stronghold along Thai-Cambodian border, ready to respond to any incursion
The Nation Thailand
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August 14, 2025
The Thai government is calling on Cambodia to accept the two ceasefire terms that Thailand proposed on August 7, 2025 in Malaysia, which include: Addressing issues related to call centre gangs, human trafficking, and drug trade; Assisting in the...
IHG Accelerates Growth in Thailand by Introducing voco Hotels to Phuket
Hospitality Net
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August 14, 2025
voco Phuket Bangtao — Photo by IHG voco Phuket Bangtao — Photo by IHG (From left to right: Ms Sirintha Jariyakun, Chief Investment Officer, AssetWise Public Company Limited; Mr Sutinun Theparruk, Chief Financial Officer, Rhom Bho Property Public...
Thai mutual fund assets top B6tn in first
Bangkok Post
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August 14, 2025
Inflows driven by expected rate cuts PUBLISHED : 14 Aug 2025 at 07:04 Assets in Thailand's mutual fund industry have surpassed 6 trillion baht for the first time, driven by fixed-income fund inflows amid expectations of interest rate cuts, says...
Norfund-backed Yoma Bank partners with MoneyGram to offer remittances for Myanmar’s migrant workers
ScandAsia
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August 14, 2025
Yoma Bank, part-owned by Norway’s development finance institution Norfund, has partnered with global payments network MoneyGram to enable near-instant cross-border money transfers to Yoma Bank accounts across Myanmar. The service allows customers...
Rift In Samajwadi Party, Thailand's Digital Arrival Card & More
The Times of India
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August 14, 2025
Union Minister Anurag Thakur Turns Tables On Opposition In 'Vote Chori' War With ‘Fake Voter’ Data The BJP has turned the “vote chori” debate into an all-out political slugfest, directly targeting Congress over alleged fake voters in Opposition...
Thai universities go global in rankings
Bangkok Post
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August 13, 2025
In the heart of Bangkok, the campus of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand's oldest university, is becoming more international as it welcomes an increasing number of foreign students every year. There are currently about 3,200 such students,...
Two Thais fleeing Poipet caught at border
Bangkok Post
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August 14, 2025
Duo said they worked for gambling website and feared for their safety PUBLISHED : 14 Aug 2025 at 16:32 Two Thai men who said they worked for a gambling website based in the Cambodian border town of Poipet were arrested after they slipped back...
Trade levies propel shift in global clean energy
China Daily Global
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Vehicle carrier vessel "BYD EXPLORER NO 1" arrives at Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Jan 14, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China and the rest of the world have been presented with an enormous economic...
Thailand’s Delta sees AI boom boosting sales for coming years
The Business Times Singapore
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[BANGKOK] Delta Electronics (Thailand), the country’s most valuable publicly traded company, is predicting “double-digit” sales growth to continue for at least the next couple of years on rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI)-related...
TBO Travel Business Show expands — Hello, Doha!
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality August 2025 142 After two high-impact years in Dubai, the TBO Travel Business Show returns in 2025 with an expanded two-city format — now coming to Doha, Qatar, as well as Dubai, UAE. After two high-impact years in...
PRCA Thailand Conference Reveals Nine in Ten Thais Want Transparency as AI Use Explodes
The Slovenia Times
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August 14, 2025
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 August 2025 - As Thailand accelerates investment in artificial intelligence (AI), new research from PRCA APAC and YouGov reveals that trust is the cornerstone of public acceptance. While there is...
Private sector urges government to launch national semiconductor strategy amid global trade challenges
The Nation Thailand
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August 14, 2025
The Thai Semiconductor Industry Trade Association (THSIA) has emphasised that while the semiconductor industry is established in nearly every country, Thailand is a latecomer and lacks a comprehensive national semiconductor strategy. During a...
Thailand’s Cannabis U-Turn wins tourism backing
TTR Weekly
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August 13, 2025
BANGKOK, 14 August 2025: Thailand’s decision to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, just three years after legalising it, has been broadly welcomed by senior tourism leaders, who believe the move will strengthen the country’s reputation as a safe,...
The World’s 50 Richest Countries 2025, According To Financial Experts
Forbes
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The Great Wall of China. getty From the thunderous canyons of Utah to the misty peaks of China, 2025 reveals a world not only rich in beauty—but in economic might. To chart this landscape, I turned to UBS to rank the world’s richest countries by...
Dunamu and MB Bank team up for Vietnam’s first crypto exchange
Cryptopolitan
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August 14, 2025
On Tuesday, Dunamu partnered with Vietnam’s state-controlled Military Bank to launch the country’s first domestic digital currency exchange. The duo sealed the initiative through a signed memorandum of understanding at a business forum in Seoul...
US companies scale back investments in China, eye ASEAN and India as new manufacturing bases
The Nation Thailand
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August 14, 2025
Margery Kraus, Founder and CEO of APCO, discussed at the World Economic Forum's New Champions Annual Meeting in Tianjin, China last month, stating that disruptions in the supply chain have forced some businesses to invest elsewhere, diversify...
Vietnam Launches Direct Land Cable to Singapore: A Push for Digital Economy
Vietnam Briefing
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August 14, 2025
Vietnam has launched the Vietnam-Singapore Terrestrial Network (VSTN), a 3,900‑kilometer land cable from Da Nang to Singapore through Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia. This project is set to bring a high-capacity alternative to undersea routes and...