How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola is smuggled out of Sudan
[Bangkok Post] - 03/5/2025
LONDON/DUBAI - Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's candy, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the (…)
In Thai newspapers
Free Parking Policy in Pattaya – A special treat for tourists visiting Koh Larn
PATTAYA, Thailand –In a move to make every day special for visitors, Pattaya has implemented a new free parking (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 5/03/2025
‘Stab in the back’: Ukrainians in shock after US aid halt
KYIV - Ukrainians in Kyiv and soldiers on the front lines were in shock on Tuesday and grappling with a sense of (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 4/03/2025
Military student training aims to build reserves, enhance transparency
An army commander general discusses the current training program for territorial defence students and recent (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Malaysia unveils CO2 storage bill in push to become regional hub
Malaysia’s government unveiled legislation to regulate carbon capture and storage activities that will (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 4/03/2025
Pattaya City resolves issues with drainage system project at Soi Thepprasit 9 connecting Jomtien Beach
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet chaired a meeting to discuss the issues surrounding the ongoing (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 5/03/2025
Alcohol sales allowed on major Buddhist holidays in select locations
PATTAYA, Thailand – The National Alcohol Policy Committee has approved a relaxation of alcohol sales restrictions on (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 5/03/2025
Q1 GDP growth seen at 3.4%
Thailand's economy is expected to grow 3.4% in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, which would be the (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025
Empowering Lives in Pattaya – Nongprue and Chonburi Employment Office verify job and career support for disabled individuals
PATTAYA, Thailand – Nongprue Municipality, East Pattaya, in collaboration with the Chonburi Provincial Employment (…)
[Pattaya Mail] - 5/03/2025
Explainer - What are Southeast Asia's scam centres, and why are they being dismantled?
Scam centres that operated along the Thai-Myanmar border for years have drawn fresh attention after the high-profile (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 4/03/2025
B690bn target set for Thai wellness economy
Thailand’s wellness industry is expected to help generate 690 billion baht in economic value for Thailand (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 4/03/2025
China to unveil 2025 growth goals eyeing trade war woes
BEIJING - China's leadership will on Wednesday unveil their growth goals for the coming year as they eye a mounting (…)
[Bangkok Post] - 5/03/2025