Lisa on life beyond Blackpink
Years before the K-pop girl group Blackpink was shattering streaming records and headlining Coachella, 14-year-old Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal was flying from Thailand to Korea, alone, to chase her dream of performing onstage.
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Govt defends solar sector as China supplies 99.3% of imports
The government has defended the domestic solar industry after figures showed China supplied 99.3% of solar-panel imports in the first seven months of 2026.
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Thai sprint king Puripol: The fastest man in Asia
Puripol Boonson tore up the record books and Asia’s sprinting order on Friday night, blazing to 100-metre gold in 9.90 seconds to crown himself the continent’s fastest man in front of a roaring Nagoya crowd.
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PTT eyes $5bn low-carbon industrial hub
National energy conglomerate PTT Plc plans to invest up to US$5 billion by 2035 under its newly launched "I-Spark" initiative, aiming to transform the Map Ta Phut industrial zone in Rayong into a model low-carbon industrial hub.
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Court to rule on ballot barcodes
Attention is turning to Monday's Constitutional Court ruling on barcodes and QR codes on election ballots, with a former election commissioner outlining four possible outcomes, ranging from no change to a fresh general election.
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Retired general’s son sets house ablaze, takes own life
The son of a retired army general took his own life after setting fire to his home and shooting at firefighters before police could enter to discover a huge cache of military-grade weapons and explosives at his two-storey property in Bang Phlat district of Bangkok on Friday morning.
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