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HAT YAI – The Royal Thai police and immigration officers have rescued 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers from a rented house where they had been shut in for three days without food or water. The men were weak, thirsty, and desperate for help. [1]

A 70-year-old woman has ordered a custom-made Labubu gold pendant for her collection as similar orders were placed, leading to a surge in sales at a gold shop in Saraburi province. [2]

MUMBAI -- Female entrepreneurs are bringing new life to India's lingerie market through e-commerce ventures, giving women an alternative to shopping at small, poorly stocked shops frequently staffed by men. [3]

TOKYO -- Fast Retailing's Uniqlo casual clothing chain made a big splash in Japan earlier this month when it introduced face masks made with a high-tech material. The masks sold out within hours. [4]

Trading in gold bullion has slowed significantly in Yangon following the arrest of senior officials from the Yangon Gold Dealers Association over alleged speculative hoarding and trading practices, market sources said. [5]

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[1] TH www.chiangraitimes.com · 2026-03-18 · 100% match

Police Rescue 16 Starving Illegal Migrants in Hat Yai, Thailand

HAT YAI – The Royal Thai police and immigration officers have rescued 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers from a rented house where they had been shut in for three days without food or water. The men were weak, thirsty, and desperate for help.

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-05-16 · 42% match

Custom-made gold ‘Labubu’ collection gains popularity

A 70-year-old woman has ordered a custom-made Labubu gold pendant for her collection as similar orders were placed, leading to a surge in sales at a gold shop in Saraburi province.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-06-18 · 41% match

E-commerce revolutionizing India's lingerie market

MUMBAI -- Female entrepreneurs are bringing new life to India's lingerie market through e-commerce ventures, giving women an alternative to shopping at small, poorly stocked shops frequently staffed by men.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-06-27 · 35% match

Uniqlo mask: how customers made it happen

TOKYO -- Fast Retailing's Uniqlo casual clothing chain made a big splash in Japan earlier this month when it introduced face masks made with a high-tech material. The masks sold out within hours.

[5] MM elevenmyanmar.com · 35% match

Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd

Trading in gold bullion has slowed significantly in Yangon following the arrest of senior officials from the Yangon Gold Dealers Association over alleged speculative hoarding and trading practices, market sources said.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-05-22 · 31% match

Pawn shops popular alternative to loan sharks for hard-up Pattaya parents

Parents are hocking their gold and other valuables to pay for school as the new term begins. Among the commonly pawned items are gold, watches, tools, agricultural equipment and other miscellaneous possessions.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-08-12 · 31% match

Chinese sportswear brands count profits from Xinjiang controversy

SHANGHAI -- College student Lin Hong long looked to Nike for his sneaker needs, buying five pairs of its basketball shoes over the past two years.

[8] MM election.irrawaddy.com · 30% match

The Irrawaddy Burma Election 2010

“Investors and those with the cash are quickly buying up gold,” said a trader in Mandalay.

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-19 · 30% match

Mizzima News Summary for 19 September 2024

Dollar exchange rate falls in Myanmar but gold price still high Mizzima The junta’s Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) infuses foreign exchange (FE) into the market more frequently these days with the exchange rate for the US dollar falling to around 5,00

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