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Dingwall leads breeding sheep trade with rams realising £2800 and gimmers £400
At Craig Wilson’s sale store lambs realised a top of £130 for Suffolks from H Paton, Millenderdale. Breeding sheep sold to £182 for a pen of mule gimmers from C Grierson, Laight Farm, Dalmellington. Leading prices Lambs – Tex – £130, £126b...

Store cattle sell to £2850 at Thainstone whilst UA top breeding cattle at £7800
Some 1671 head of store cattle sold by United Auctions saw bullocks and heifers average 405.79p and 401.48p per kg respectively. Bullocks sold to 481.3p for a 374kg Limousin from Wintermuir and to £2460 for a 606kg Aberdeen Angus from West Newton...


A guide to Thailand’s Mae Hong Son loop on a motorbike
Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province remains one of the best areas to experience the country’s ethnic minority villages and breathtaking mountain scenery. And we’d argue that there’s no better way to take in its mist-covered passes and steamy jungles...

Thai authorities shut down major illegal IPTV operation with ACE support
Thai authorities have closed one of the country’s most prominent pirate IPTV networks following raids in Bangkok and Nonthaburi. The Department of Special Investigation (DSI), supported by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) and...

PM Anutin shares lunch with troops at Thai-Cambodian border, urges victory
Prime Minister Anutin joins Thai troops for lunch at the Phanom Dong Rak border base, serving pa-lo and urging soldiers to succeed in protecting Thailand’s sovereignty. SURIN, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul joined Thai troops for...

Business News | Air India Express Announces Flights Between Indore and Goa
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Enhancing connectivity, Air India Express has announced daily flights between Indore and Goa (Dabolim International Airport), starting from October 26. Bookings are now open on the airline's website,...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 4, 2025
INDONESIA 1.JAKARTA WEIGHS TIGHTER SCRAP STEEL IMPORTS AFTER BANTEN RADIOACTIVE LEAK -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Environment Ministry has signaled tighter restrictions on scrap metal imports after radioactive cesium-137 contamination was detected at an...

India's economy is stronger than Trump thinks
India has long benefited from geopolitical arbitrage, maintaining working relationships with Russia, the United States, and Europe. But this delicate balancing act is now being tested by a series of policy shocks delivered by US President Donald...

Việt Nam, Thailand seek measures to intensify bilateral collaboration
HÀ NỘI — Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung on October 3 held phone talks with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow – their first discussion following the latter’s appointment on September 19. Thanking Trung for his letter of...

Thailand fails to meet budget collection target
Bangkok, October 3 (VNA) - The Thai Government collected over 2.5 trillion THB (77.3 billion USD) in net revenue in the first 11 months of the 2025 fiscal year (October 2024-August 2025), 46.8 billion THB higher than the same period last year, but...
Asean’s next big test: Winning from accelerated EU trade deals
If the 10-nation bloc’s corporates move quickly, the region could see a wave of new European investment and establish a stronger foothold in global supply chains THE European Union has signalled that it aims to conclude free trade agreements...

A jet setting family, private school and work as a 'corporate trainer': Why the Left's new poster boy Zack Polanski isn't the working class hero he'd have you believe
A tale of political rags-to-riches will be celebrated in Bournemouth this weekend as the Green Party’s new leader Zack Polanski presides over his first annual conference. The charismatic 42-year-old vegan is being feted as a sort ‘Farage of the...

Trade-offs: Working with China on the energy transition
A workshop in Stockholm, Sweden has explored the trade-offs of working with China on just transitions towards clean energy. “Global China and Just Transitions” was the fourth and final workshop in a series on China’s involvement across Latin...
Pastor in Thailand uses fair trade to intervene to end sex trafficking, serve orphans
Visit to Thailand cements members' commitment Claudia Hamilton displays some of the Thai crafts she sells. By Mary Stamp Claudia Hamilton is coordinating the booth for the Prachakittisuk Orphanage at the Jubilee International Fair Trade...
Why the Thai baht is defying economic gravity
The currency has rallied some 5% against the US dollar since Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariff announcement [BANGKOK] On its current trajectory, the Thai baht is expected to record its biggest annual gain in six years against the US dollar,...

Singapore-based Company Embroiled in Thai-Cambodia Scandal
By: Andy Wong Ming Jun Mauerberger and Cambodian princeling Yim Leak. Photo from Whale Hunting Singapore once again finds itself caught up in the politics of its ASEAN peers with recent revelations involving Capital Asia Investments (CAI), a...

Candela’s electric flying ferries to connect Thailand’s island paradise
Swedish electric boat maker Candela has just secured a major deal in Southeast Asia: ten of its P-12 electric hydrofoil ferries will soon operate the route to Koh Kood, one of Thailand’s most pristine and least developed islands. The agreement,...
Thai PM highlights sustainable development as national imperative
BANGKOK, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday highlighted sustainable development as a national imperative amid global uncertainties, outlining a vision that balances economic, social, and environmental...

Zebaztian Kadestam says martial arts training and fighting is his life: “I will never trade it for anything else”
Swedish knockout artist Zebaztian Kadestam says fighting will always be a big part of his identity. The 34-year-old battle-tested veteran will make his middleweight debut against former two-division ONE World Champion ‘The Burmese Python’ Aung La...