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The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 14.36 points or 1.01% to close at 1,429.32 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 25.54 billion baht, with 5.15 billion shares traded. Source: Business

There might be a few empty seats at Olympic venues this summer, but tickets for soccer matches involving hosts Brazil might now be a little harder to come by. Source: Sports

Whether they’re in emerging destinations, repurposed embassies and discos or the hippest neighborhoods, the hottest new hotels around the world are creating a lot of buzz. Source: Travel

Thai stocks opened up 0.76% at the start of trade this morning. Source: Business

The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 20,299.24 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 20,600 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. Source: Business

Forget balut and pig’s heads. It’s never been a more exciting time to dine in Manila. Source: Travel

Source: Travel

Source: Travel

An additional 1 million individual taxpayers will be exempt from paying personal income tax after caps on personal and expense allowances are raised. The Revenue Department argues that low- and middle-income earners will benefit most from the new structure. Source: Business

Land acquisitions of the dairy product giant, Farm Chokchai Group, are being probed by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), which suspects it encroached on public areas and blocked an entrance to a village in Nakhon Ratchasima. Source: Business