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Monica Nassif, founder of Mrs. Meyer’s cleaning products, on “bottling her mother”
Read more: Monica Nassif, founder of Mrs. Meyer’s cleaning products, on “bottling her mother”Monica Nassif, the founder of Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day products, sits down with “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss her entrepreneurship journey and her new book, “I Bottled My Mother.”
Asia
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Japan protests China gas drilling in East China Sea
Read more: Japan protests China gas drilling in East China SeaJapan and China agreed in June 2008 to cooperate over oil and gas resources in the East China Sea, but negotiations came to a halt two years later due to rising tensions between the two countries.
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Pre-dawn fire at Phuket’s Chalong Bay pier destroys 22 speedboats, tour operators left scrambling
Read more: Pre-dawn fire at Phuket’s Chalong Bay pier destroys 22 speedboats, tour operators left scramblingNo injuries were reported and the cause of the explosion and fire is under investigation.
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Indonesia touts ‘victory’ in achieving rice self-sufficiency
Read more: Indonesia touts ‘victory’ in achieving rice self-sufficiencyRice self-sufficiency was one of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s key election campaign promises.
Thailand
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Visitors to Thailand could face higher ‘tourist tax’
Read more: Visitors to Thailand could face higher ‘tourist tax’Thailand will consider increasing its long-planned foreign tourist entry fee from 300 baht, Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said on Wednesday.
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Thai police charged with abducting Chinese face suspension
Read more: Thai police charged with abducting Chinese face suspensionThai police said they have taken criminal action against a gang accused of abducting five Chinese nationals for ransom in Sa Kaeo, with the four police officers implicated also facing suspension.
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Exposed: How Chinese scammers register ‘Thai’ children
Read more: Exposed: How Chinese scammers register ‘Thai’ childrenChinese scammers have been hiring Thai men to register marriages with their Chinese wives so that their Chinese-born children can obtain Thai citizenship, according to the Department of Provincial Administration.
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Court to rule on conscription law challenge on May 12
Read more: Court to rule on conscription law challenge on May 12The Constitutional Court will rule on May 12 on whether Thailand’s decades‑old military conscription law violates constitutional rights, in a closely watched case involving activist Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal.
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Chanel sets toes free this summer
Read more: Chanel sets toes free this summerMatthieu Blazy’s new creative direction for the house of Chanel blows away the entire sandal, leaving only a short, flat heel tied to the ankle.
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PP maps out plans for ‘shadow cabinet’
Read more: PP maps out plans for ‘shadow cabinet’The opposition People’s Party (PP) has set a framework and priorities for its newly formed “shadow cabinet”, pledging intensive oversight of the government over the next month while offering alternative policy proposals.
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Democrats call for review of Land Bridge plan
Read more: Democrats call for review of Land Bridge planThe Democrat Party has called for the House of Representatives to set up a committee to scrutinise the government’s proposed Land Bridge megaproject, citing concerns over transparency, economic viability and what they described as an unusual rush to push the plan ahead.
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Power tariff revamp, solar rooftop overhaul approved
Read more: Power tariff revamp, solar rooftop overhaul approvedThe National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved a new electricity tariff structure that will help millions of Thai households save money, along with sweeping measures to unlock residential rooftop solar development.