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Be transported to south-east Asia by the drinks menu at a new canteen in London
Move follows proposals to limit digital currency payments
Chief plots push into region amid growing trading volumes during pandemic
Government is also mulling a 15 per cent levy on cryptocurrency trading
Prosecutors crack down on activists sporting midriff-baring garments beloved by the king
Strict travel controls threaten to damage the region’s economic recovery next year
Central Group is negotiating to buy Selfridges after buying and transforming names including KaDeWe and Rinascente
Lax regulators are allowing too much consolidation and harming competition, analysts warn
Sale would end Weston family’s ownership of retail group best-known for flagship Oxford Street store
Charoen Pokphand’s acquisition of Tesco business has been opposed by consumer groups
Navigating the Thai Pass is causing a headache for whiny ‘farangs’ and returning citizens alike
Asian Development Bank says economic recovery in some countries is being held back by Covid outbreaks
Scheme targets affluent pensioners and digital nomads who invest in the country
The film-maker’s work is dreamy and mysterious, but his new exhibition offers sharp political critiques
Official figure masks increasing economic woes that could add to prime minister’s problems
Travellers arriving from Canada, Denmark and Switzerland will have restrictions eased from Monday
Baht has shed 9% this year as ‘balance of payments shock’ takes heavy toll on sentiment
Government outlaws online comments, whether true or not, that cause ‘fear’
Critics say measure is an attempt to prevent discussion of government’s pandemic management
Anglo-Swedish drugmaker pledges to supply 5m-6m doses as Thailand battles record wave of infections
Vaccinated foreign visitors will be able to holiday on the island without having to quarantine
Pupil protesters say both they and the economy are failed by an authoritarian system
The company producing the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country is owned by the monarch and there are signs of delays in the politically-sensitive rollout
Campaign built around Oxford/AstraZeneca jab manufactured by company owned by king
Thai culture is a mélange of foreign influences — a description that also applies to the country’s billionaire business-owning families
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