Source: Thai PBS

I edited the website with inspect elements to use the official 100% results from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's website, since Thai PBS has not updated the numbers on their site yet.

Source: Thai PBS

I edited the website with inspect elements to use the official 100% results from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's website, since Thai PBS has not updated the numbers on their site yet.

Source: IKEA Thailand Facebook

Livestream: YouTube

Source: Twitter

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Progress as of the end of May 2026:

• Contract #1: Tao Poon (PP16) – National Library (PP20)
  • Progress: 87.98%
  • Contractors: CH. Karnchang and Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction (Stecon)
• Contract #2: National Library (PP20) – Democracy Monument (PP22)
  • Progress: 84.49%
  • Contractors: CH. Karnchang and Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction (Stecon)
• Contract #3: Democracy Monument (PP22) – Memorial Bridge (PP24)
  • Progress: 68.42%
  • Contractors: Italian-Thai Development (ITD) and Nawarat Patanakarn (NWR)
• Contract #4: Memorial Bridge (PP24) – Dao Khanong (PP27)
  • Progress: 73.30%
  • Contractors: Unique Engineering and Construction
• Contract #5: Dao Khanong (PP27) – Khru Nai (PP33) + Depot (after Khru Nai (PP33) station) + Park & Ride Buildings (at Bang Pakok (PP29) and Rat Burana (PP31) stations)
  • Progress: 53.27%
  • Contractors: Italian-Thai Development (ITD)
• Contract #6: Rail construction for the whole line
  • Progress: 65.30%
  • Contractors: Italian-Thai Development (ITD)

Overall Construction Progress: 74.72%

Source: 【ティザーPV】🫧ACHRORA活動開始！🫧【 #ACHRORA 】

>─　Your support will become our 'colour'.　─

Their first livestream will be on Friday, 26 June 2026 at 20:00 (8:00 PM) JST (UTC+9), with each member getting 20 minutes each, and finally streaming together an hour later.

Members

• SAYANA
  • Oshi mark: 🖤
• RIRARA
  • Oshi mark: 🐳
• HINAMI
  • Oshi mark: 🐣

The group, ACHRORA, also has an oshi mark: 🫧

เหมือนจะจริง แต่พอขยายภาพดูตัวอักษรแล้วแปลก ๆ
ตำแหน่งของสนามช้างก็แปลก ๆ

Are we lazer yet?

This update was a HUGE one, but I don't think peppy seems to get the hype… He's so out of touch with the community as a developer, it's so over for us…

Source: 【ティザー映像】UNIT B（Pre-Debut）【 #UNIT_B 】

> Three people brought together by music: Unit B (Pre-Debut). > > Yoinagi Neon, Reimei Mira, and Kiyosumi Lyra set off with music they make themselves as their weapon. > > We're looking for someone to run alongside them, as close as possible, through their youth.

Their first livestream will be on Friday, 22 May 2026 at 20:00 (8:00 PM) JST (UTC+9), with the demo track of their original song being released on the same day.

Members

• Yoinagi Neon (宵凪ネオン)
  • Role: Vocal
  • Height: 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
  • Birthday: 2 August
  • Main colour: #9C9AA0 / RGB (156, 154, 160) / "Element Grey"
  • Sub colour: #50BAF1 / RGB (80, 186, 241) / "Lake"
• Reimei Mira (玲銘ミラ)
  • Role: Piano
  • Height: 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
  • Birthday: 10 November
  • Main colour: #58585B / RGB (88, 88, 91) / "Anchor Grey"
  • Sub colour: #F3E064 / RGB (243, 224, 100) / "Paradise Yellow"
• Kiyosumi Lyra (清澄ライラ)
  • Role: Vocal & Composer
  • Height: 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
  • Birthday: 19 December
  • Main colour: #F4F3F5 / RGB (244, 243, 245) / "Wild Sand"
  • Sub colour: #8871E2 / RGB (136, 113, 226) / "Simple Violet"

Source: Are we lazer yet? by Chiffa

Source: Brand Insider

Thai people loves salmon so much that we consume almost 30k tonnes per year, with exports exceeding Japan

How much of a slave for salmon do you think Thai people are?

Åshild Nakken, the Southeast Asia Regional Director of the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC), revealed that, in 2025, the amount of salmon exported from Norway to Thailand has exceeded that of the land of sashimi like Japan.

Nakken recounted that Norway first began exporting seafood to Thailand in 1982, and in the past five years, the popularity has increased dramatically around 140%, which she found quite surprising by the amount of love that Thai people have for seafood.

Originally, two years ago, Nakken had planned to increase salmon exports to Thailand to 25,000 tonnes by 2030, but as it turns out, the amount already exceeded 27,500 tonnes in 2025, leading to the Council having to revise their plans.

The Thai market grew rapidly, importing almost 50k tonnes of seafood from Norway

Not only is salmon from Norway popular amongst Thai people, but Nakken also said that fjord trout and Norwegian saba (mackerel) are also popular.

If you look at the overall seafood market, Thailand is one of the most important markets for Norway, since both the export value and volume both increased by 16% and 12% respectively in 2025, making Thailand 7th in highest growth rate in the world, which can be divided further into the following:

• Seafood export value: 10.5 billion baht
• Seafood export volume: 47,000 tonnes
• Salmon and fjord trout export value: 10.2 billion baht
• Salmon and fjord trout export volume: 36,000 tonnes, 2nd highest in Asia behind China
• Norwegian saba (mackerel) export value: 1.02 billion baht
• Norwegian saba (mackerel) export volume: 8,200 tonnes

“As a small country with not a lot of population, we have a lot of fish to export, which is the 2nd biggest good in the country, therefore having good friends from around the world to enjoy food with us is very important. I am very happy and astonished at the growth in Thailand”, Nakken said

Thai people love salmon, trout, and saba (mackerel) because they are healthy

Nakken explained that the reason for this success is due to the health consciousness of Thai people, which salmon, fjord trout, and Norwegian saba (mackerel) all are "fatty fish" rich in omega−3 fatty acids, as well as tonnes of other nutrients.

Moreover, deliciousness and convenience are also factors that Thai people use to choose those three types of fish, with the opinion that fish from Norway is a trustworthy ingredient.

Nakken gave salmon as an example of a fish that Thai people are very familiar with, since it can be used in a variety of dishes, including Thai food.

For this reason, salmon became the fish that Thai people of all gender and ages in every region are fond of, especially in families of the younger generations, since it is an ingredient that is high in nutrition, good for the brain and eyesight of children.

At the same time, salmon is also good for the adults' bodies, including the cardiovascular system, muscles, skin, as well as weight control.

The world is frantic, but people still love salmon

What's interesting is that Nakken revealed that the seafood that Norway exports to Thailand are mostly of "premium" grade, or what she calls "superior", which is the opposite of the state of the Thai economy.

However, Nakken explained that the reason for choosing to only export premium seafood to Thailand is that, basically, the Council has three levels of export products, one of the two levels is just for consumption in Norway, while the other is for processing.

Therefore, Thailand receives premium fish from Norway in both fresh and frozen forms.

Moreover, even though the economy is bad, but Nakken said that Thailand is a very stable market for the Council, with 98% of fresh salmon and fjord trout imported from Norway.

As for the war in the Middle East, Nakken thinks that it is lucky that there are still some direct flights to and from Thailand, making shipping unaffected, but she does see that flight prices have increased slightly due to oil prices increasing.

Importantly, prices of seafood from Norway has gotten cheaper as of recent due to the increased amount of salmon, while for this year, Nakken thinks that they might have to continue keeping an eye on product output.

“I think the overall challenge is that people from all around the world have very high demand for salmon, and we know that, this year, the global production capacity might increase 3–4% at most, while the overall demand might increase around 7–8%. Therefore, the price might not get that much cheaper, but we hope that it doesn't increase either.”

Prepared to keep penetrating the Thai market with marketing campaigns all year round

With the success in the Thai market, Nakken revealed that, in 2026, the Norwegian Seafood Council will have market campaigns to continuously attract Thai customers, such as:

• April: An inspirational campaign encouraging Thai people to embrace healthier lifestyles, headlined by a special panel discussion on 'The Secrets to Good Health Through Ocean Protein.'
• June: Riding the wave of the World Cup fever by signing Norwegian football star Erling Haaland as a global brand ambassador — bringing his platform to bear in communicating to consumers just how profoundly a nutritious diet can impact physical health.
• August–September: A nationwide campaign aimed at shifting Thai salmon consumption habits from a few times a month to at least once a week, driven by a stamp-collection mechanic offering participants the chance to win flights to Norway.
• End of Year: A campaign dedicated to deepening Thai consumers' understanding of fjord trout — making clear that it is, in fact, a fish belonging to the very same salmon family.

Nakken hopes that, in 2026, the Thai market will grow by around 15%. She also suggests she wants to see "salmon khao soi" as a menu item more often, since she tried one in Chiang Mai and they went together great.

As for the future, Nakken thinks that she also wants to push other types of fish to be popular in Thailand as well, since Norway still has a lot more seafood waiting to be tasted by Thai people.

From this success, it can be seen as another example of foreign relations done through food as an ambassador. Therefore, Brand Insider hopes that, in the future, Thailand will have more chance to use local ingredients to form relations with various other countries as well.

• Member states
  • Brunei Darussalam (7 January 1984)
  • Cambodia (30 April 1999)
  • Indonesia (8 August 1967)
  • Laos (23 July 1997)
  • Malaysia (8 August 1967)
  • Myanmar (23 July 1997)
  • Philippines (8 August 1967)
  • Singapore (8 August 1967)
  • Thailand (8 August 1967)
  • Timor-Leste (26 October 2025)
  • Vietnam (28 July 1995)
• Seeking membership
  • Papua New Guinea (Observer since 1976 and pushing for membership since at least the 1980s)
• Seeking observer status
  • Bangladesh (Seeking observer status and membership since the 1970s with big push for membership since 2024 following the July Revolution)
  • Fiji (Seeking observer status since 2011)
• Seeked membership but stopped
  • Sri Lanka (Invited to join as a founding member by Malaysia in 1967 and later attempted to join in 1981, but rejected by Singapore both times)
• Others
  • Australia (A former PM suggested joining in 2016; an independent think tank suggested joining in 2018; the President of Indonesia suggested Australia to join in 2018; the President of the Philippines said he was open for Australia to join in 2024)
  • Brazil (The President of Brazil said Brazil is working to become a full member in 2025)
  • Mongolia (The President of the Philippines said that Mongolia expressed a desire to join in 2017)
  • New Zealand (An independent think tank suggested joining in 2018)
  • Palau (The Philippines began their relations again in 2018 and intends to back Palau if it ever wishes to join)
  • Serbia (Formally requested associate membership in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2024)
  • Turkey (The President of the Philippines said that Turkey expressed a desire to join in 2017)
  • Micronesia (Some analysts and historians thought they could join through having maritime borders with Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
  • Solomon Islands (Some analysts and historians thought they could join through ties with Papua New Guinea)