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Posh’s bumper payday: Victoria Beckham ‘ecstatic’ as her £104 sold-out foundation helps boost her company profits to £7.3million
Read more: Posh’s bumper payday: Victoria Beckham ‘ecstatic’ as her £104 sold-out foundation helps boost her company profits to £7.3millionHer revenue was up 15 per cent to £129.8milion from £112.7 million in 2024, making it her fifth consecutive year of double digit revenue growth.
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Legal expert on third day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy trial
Read more: Legal expert on third day of jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy trialJury deliberations in the trial of Lindsay Clancy on will continue on Tuesday after no verdict was reached Monday. Clancy has admitted to killing her three children, but has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, arguing she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has more.
Asia
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Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soar
Read more: Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soarPon Doikam, a coconut seller in Chiang Mai, told AFP the haze is so severe it leaves her nose burning and bloodied. Across northern Thailand, even longtime residents say the pollution is exceptionally bad, with dangerous levels of fine particles linked to serious disease.
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RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport minister
Read more: RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport ministerSpeaking to local media during a site visit on Friday (Apr 3), Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link is now in the system installation phase, which involves limited fuel costs and is unlikely to be affected by the global energy situation.
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Shoppers clash over furniture at Ikea amid China store closures
Read more: Shoppers clash over furniture at Ikea amid China store closuresIkea will close seven stores in China from Feb 2 as it moves from broad expansion to more focused growth and online sales.
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Malaysians lampoon minister over stress-gay link: ‘They never work hard in parliament?’
Read more: Malaysians lampoon minister over stress-gay link: ‘They never work hard in parliament?’Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan has come under fire for claiming in parliament that work stress turns people gay.
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Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says
Read more: Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi saysJapan’s pacifist constitution prohibits direct military action but allows it to exercise the right of collective self-defence, or defending a friendly country that comes under attack.
Thailand
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Conflicts in Middle East drive rise in loan defaults
Read more: Conflicts in Middle East drive rise in loan defaultsThe migration of special mention (SM) loans to non-performing loans (NPLs) rose in the second quarter of this year, driven by persistent conflicts in the Middle East.
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Tougher rules planned for online platforms
Read more: Tougher rules planned for online platformsThe Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) has unveiled a plan to crack down on the alleged unfair practices of ride-hailing and on-demand delivery platforms, while enforcing stricter regulations for credit terms between large retailers and wholesalers with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
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Yuan-only payment tale causes stir in ‘Bangkok’s next Chinatown’
Read more: Yuan-only payment tale causes stir in ‘Bangkok’s next Chinatown’Inspectors took to the streets in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok on Thursday after a claim about a restaurant refusing to accept Thai baht and demanding Chinese yuan caused a social media stir.
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Thai consumers’ council to sue Facebook
Read more: Thai consumers’ council to sue FacebookThe Thailand Consumers Council is preparing to file the country’s first-ever lawsuit against Facebook for failing to adequately protect people from fraudulent content on its platform.
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Local sustainable bond issuance exceeds B1.1tn
Read more: Local sustainable bond issuance exceeds B1.1tnThailand’s sustainable bond market has surpassed 1.1 trillion baht in cumulative issuance, with regulators and market participants now turning their attention to transition finance as the next major growth driver, particularly for carbon-intensive industries seeking funding to support decarbonisation efforts.
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Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soar
Read more: Chiang Mai chokes under severe haze as pollution levels in Northern Thailand soarPon Doikam, a coconut seller in Chiang Mai, told AFP the haze is so severe it leaves her nose burning and bloodied. Across northern Thailand, even longtime residents say the pollution is exceptionally bad, with dangerous levels of fine particles linked to serious disease.
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RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport minister
Read more: RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport ministerSpeaking to local media during a site visit on Friday (Apr 3), Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link is now in the system installation phase, which involves limited fuel costs and is unlikely to be affected by the global energy situation.
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Thaksin granted royal-birthday pardon
Read more: Thaksin granted royal-birthday pardonFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been named among those granted a royal pardon in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 4th cycle birthday anniversary, Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat said on Wednesday.
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Chinese student rescued from ‘virtual kidnapping’
Read more: Chinese student rescued from ‘virtual kidnapping’Thai police have rescued a 21-year-old Chinese student from a “virtual kidnapping” orchestrated by a transnational criminal network that attempted to extort 12.5 million baht from her family.
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21-gun salutes mark HM the Queen’s 48th birthday
Read more: 21-gun salutes mark HM the Queen’s 48th birthdayThailand celebrated her Majesty the Queen’s 48th birthday on Wednesday, marked by individual 21-gun royal salutes by the three armed services at noon.