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Help! My Sister-in-Law Insists on Torturing Us at Our Dinner Parties With Her “Offerings.”
Slate Magazine
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July 18, 2025
This is Prudie Phones a Friend, a feature where Jenée Desmond-Harris calls a few experts for their advice to a letter writer. Submit questions to Prudence here. Dear Prudence, My sister-in-law, “Amelia,” is a lovely woman who lives on a very tight...
As shopping centres in Bangkok and KL morph into lifestyle destinations, can Singapore's malls keep up?
Channel News Asia
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July 18, 2025
WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR SINGAPORE'S RETAIL SECTOR Even as these efforts to refresh Singapore's retail scene are being carried out, deeper macroeconomic challenges continue to weigh on the sector, experts said. Assoc Prof Wei from SUSS said that while...
Thailands Tourismuseinnahmen sind kein Witz: Land-Einreisegebühr verschoben – und Pattaya bereitet sich auf ein vollständiges Comeback vor
Pattaya Mail
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July 18, 2025
Während TAT internationale Kampagnen und Inlandsprogramme intensiviert, rüstet sich Pattaya für Millionen neue Besucher – mit saubereren Stränden, mehr Events und wiedereröffneten Hotels. (Foto: Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – Wer immer noch...
Thai Baht bleibt stabil – aber nicht jeder Tourist in Pattaya zahlt mit Dollars
Pattaya Mail
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July 18, 2025
Starker Euro, stabiler Baht: Pattaya bleibt für europäische Besucher attraktiv – auch trotz weltweiter Wirtschaftsschwankungen. (Foto: Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – Ob man nun jeden Satang zweimal umdreht oder einfach nur das Urlaubsbudget...
DIMOO Named "Special Friend of Thailand-China Golden Jubilee"
Antara
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July 18, 2025
Bangkok (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- On June 30, during a China-Thailand government reception, Mr. Piyapak Sricharoen, Director-General of the Department of East Asian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Ms. Chang Yumeng,...
Crypto payments for Thailand tourists: US, UAE, Japan and other countries that let you pay with Bitcoin, Ether, more
Mint
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July 18, 2025
Financial regulators in Thailand are mulling to let foreign tourists exchange cryptocurrency in exchange of Thai Baht to make purchases across the country, in a move to enhance its tourism sector. In a recently proposed initiative, the country...
Thais will not slash all tariffs
Bangkok Post
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July 17, 2025
Paopoom voices fear of hit to industries PUBLISHED : 18 Jul 2025 at 05:16 Thailand will not agree to reduce tariffs to zero on all US goods in ongoing trade talks, as such a move could significantly impact domestic producers and strategic...
Thai government expands free HPV vaccinations to female university students to combat cervical cancer
Pattaya Mail
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July 17, 2025
The Ministry of Public Health launches a pilot program offering free 9-valent HPV vaccines to unvaccinated women aged 20-26 at 24 universities nationwide, aiming to improve women’s health and reduce cervical cancer rates. BANGKOK, Thailand – The...
Thailand hosts Mega Halal Bangkok 2025 at BITEC Bangna from July 16 to 18
Pattaya Mail
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July 17, 2025
Held at BITEC Bangna from July 16-18, Mega Halal Bangkok 2025 highlights quality and ethical Halal products across food, fashion, wellness, finance, and tourism sectors, featuring international exhibitors, business matching, and a special Pakistan...
Prime Minister establishes working groups to speed up public investment disbursement
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has established eight working groups to remove difficulties related to production, business, infrastructure construction, and imports and exports, as well as promote growth and accelerate disbursement of...
Thailand sees long-haul travel surge, driven by Airbnb bookings
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 17, 2025
Airbnb reports 40% growth in long-haul bookings to Thailand in 2024, with strong demand from Europe, North America, and Australia. BANGKOK, THAILAND – Thailand experienced a notable surge in interest from long-haul geos in 2024, as evidenced by...
40 arrested after drug test in Bangkok bar
Bangkok Post
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July 18, 2025
PUBLISHED : 18 Jul 2025 at 15:41 An arrest of a Vietnamese drug dealer at an entertainment venue in Bangkok early Friday led to the further detention of 40 other people, who also tested positive for drugs. The mass arrests were made after police...
Michael Shane Caola: Perth man found facedown in pool of blood in Thailand apartment
The West Australian
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July 18, 2025
A man from Perth has been found dead in an apartment in Thailand where he was found facedown in a pool of blood. The 54-year-old is believed to be Michael Shane Caola and was found on the seventh floor of the Grand Shivalay apartment in the...
A bigger danger is lurking
Bangkok Post
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July 19, 2025
A bigger danger is lurking The latest cabinet reshuffle has failed to win over sceptics who fear the government is living on borrowed time. Chaikasem: Could be next PM The charter court's suspension of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as premier pending...
Cambodian government arrests more than 1,000 suspects in cybercrime raids
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 18, 2025
A crackdown by Cambodian authorities on cybercrime operations has resulted in the arrests of more than 1,000 suspects in the past week. The South-East Asian country's Prime Minister Hun Manet issued the order authorising state action for...
Is It Legal? How U.S. Citizens Can Reset Their Identity Without Breaking the Law
Justice News Flash
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July 18, 2025
A Complete 2025 Guide to Legal Identity Change, Digital Erasure, and Second Citizenship VANCOUVER, British Columbia — At a time when personal data is bought, sold, and analyzed by thousands of organizations globally, a growing number of U.S....
Aussie tourist found facedown in a pool of blood in apartment in Thailand
Daily Mail
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July 18, 2025
By NICK WILSON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 04:41 EDT, 18 July 2025 | Updated: 05:07 EDT, 18 July 2025 An Australian man has been found dead in an apartment in Thailand, just hours after the body of a Swedish man was also discovered in the...
Good news for travellers, this Asian country is giving away free flights to international tourists, not Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, it is...
DNA India
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July 18, 2025
Most travellers won’t need to pay any extra stopover charges, unless they’re coming from North America or China and stay more than 24 hours in their arrival city. If you’re planning a trip to Japan and want to explore more than just Tokyo, there’s...
Two 15-year-old boys rescued from Bangkok sex trafficker
Bangkok Post
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July 18, 2025
The suspect, identified only as Chaiyaporn, was apprehended in a hotel room in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, the Children and Women Protection Sub-division said on Thursday. According to investigators, Mr Chaiyaporn had been using the...
Myanmar military recaptures strategic town from rebels after a year, government says
The Asahi Shimbun
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BANGKOK--Myanmar ’s military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic militias seized a large...