The Ministry of Commerce is upgrading Thai agricultural products by enlisting MasterChef Thailand competitors to develop special menus for three major airlines. Withaya Manirat, Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade, revealed that the project implements Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Supachai Suthathamphand's policy to help farmers secure better markets and elevate the value and image of Thai agricultural goods. The department has selected quality raw materials from various regions and handed them to MasterChef Thailand contestants to create special menus under the concept of "Local Ingredients World Class Experiences," with results to be featured on partner airlines that reach both Thai consumers and international tourists directly.

"The heart of this project is to help absorb agricultural production from farmers and increase its value through the creativity of new-generation chefs before delivering it to passengers on all three partner airlines, which represents a promising market that creates a new image for Thai agricultural products," Withaya said.

Kitikorn Penrojanwong, Chief Executive Officer of Heliconiae H Group, stated that Heliconiae is ready to use the power of MasterChef Thailand and its food-related content to promote Thai ingredients to consumers both domestically and internationally, with chefs from MasterChef Thailand Season 7 collaborating with airline chefs to create special menus.

For this collaboration, four contestants from MasterChef Thailand Season 7—selected from the final eight competitors—will develop menus using Thai agricultural raw materials for special offerings on partner airlines, both on flights and in passenger lounges. This brings Thai ingredients to the traveler market, a consumer group with significant purchasing power and potential to expand into international markets.

Orranong Methapipat, Director of Onboard Goods and Services at Thai AirAsia, stated that Thai AirAsia is ready to expand its cooperation with the Department of Internal Trade, building on its previous work in developing Thai fruit menus for flights. In 2025, Thai AirAsia will collaborate with DIT and MasterChef to develop new menus from quality Thai ingredients, launching them from July onwards to create new experiences for passengers and expand marketing channels for Thai agricultural products.

Warangkhana Lorojanvong, Chief Executive Officer of Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, said Thai Airways will feature menus from this project in its "Chef of the Month" activity in First Class and Business Class lounges from July through October 2025, with MasterChef chefs collaborating with Thai Airways' kitchen team to develop menus reflecting the elegance, creativity, and quality of Thai raw materials, delivering a special experience to passengers.

Julin Kochareun, Senior Deputy Managing Director of Flight Network Management and Product Development at Bangkok Airways, stated that Bangkok Airways is ready to develop special food and beverage menus using Thai agricultural ingredients for both passenger lounges and onboard service, sharing the flavors and stories of Thai products with both Thai and foreign passengers while supporting farmers and the grassroots economy.

Withaya noted that the agricultural products used in the project are diverse, including fish, livestock, and agricultural crops such as three-water catfish from Songkhla Province and Phulae pineapples from Chiang Rai Province.

Arsenal has announced a bus parade celebration for their Premier League championship title on May 31st, as confirmed by the club. Arsenal has secured the Premier League title this season and remains in contention for the UEFA Champions League trophy after reaching the final. The Gunners have confirmed a championship parade will be held on May 31st, occurring less than a day after the UEFA Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. "We are delighted to announce that we will hold a special parade through Islington, our home district, starting at 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, May 31st, to celebrate our championship," the club's official website stated. "This follows our UEFA Champions League final match against Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest on Saturday, May 30th. Should we succeed in that match, our parade will also celebrate this historic victory." "This will be a major public celebration, and we expect a large number of supporters to join us in the area. We hope you will be able to celebrate with us on that day."

The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) led 25 carefully selected Thai brands to participate in the Slow Hand Design 2026 exhibition at Superstudio Events in Milan during April, one of the world's largest design festivals. Presented under the concept 'Heritage Reimagined: The Futuristic Thai Crafts Evolution,' the core purpose of this exhibition was to demonstrate that innovative materials rooted in local heritage can successfully meet international design standards. Each participating brand presented materials developed from agricultural and industrial waste, including mycelium tiles, tiles made from rice husks and coffee grounds, and materials cultivated from acid sulfate soil—reflecting the global design community's shift toward valuing sustainable materials with compelling stories.

The work 'SEA of Love' by AVALON ARTISAN GALLERY was among the 25 Thai brands participating, showcasing biomaterial innovation through wall sculptures made from MyraShell, a material developed from oyster shells discarded by Thailand's seafood industry. Developed in collaboration with the National Innovation Agency (NIA), Kasetsart University, and the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart University, the material features distinctive properties at the materials science level, with a microporous structure that allows it to function as a scent diffuser.

This participation reflected the tangible potential of Thai materials and people in reaching the global design stage, while opening new perspectives for the international design community. The event brought together international designers, entrepreneurs, and visitors interested in viewing each brand's work, which impressively conveyed the charm of Thai craftsmanship through a contemporary lens.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, as Bhumjaithai Party leader, submitted a constitutional amendment draft under Article 256 to the Parliamentary Speaker alongside party MPs. The party chief stated this aligns with the party's commitment to hearing public voices and concerns about constitution reform. Following the referendum results showing public desire for amendments, Bhumjaithai responded by becoming the first party to submit a constitutional amendment draft. Anutin confirmed the party has clearly demonstrated its sincere commitment to constitutional reform, contradicting claims of insincerity. The Bhumjaithai draft proposes a 100-member Constitutional Drafting Assembly comprising 23 experts selected through nationwide recruitment and 77 other members, with 300 reserves. For third-reading approval, it suggests lowering the Senate threshold from one-third to one-quarter to enable compromise, while maintaining Chapters 1 and 2 unchanged regarding the form of government and monarchy. Opposition bloc leaders confirmed they will submit a competing draft within a week, emphasizing three principles: maximum public participation, preventing monopolization of the constitution-making process, and refusing special privileges or enhanced Senate powers over approval. This reform effort starts fresh following the previous parliamentary process, which passed first reading but faced committee-level complications when the majority sought to remove the one-third Senate approval requirement, replacing it with simple majority vote from both chambers—a change that angered the Senate and ultimately led to the dissolution and new elections. The success of the new constitution hinges significantly on Senate approval votes, especially given the widely-known favorable relationship between Bhumjaithai, government leadership, and the Senate majority. Therefore, Anutin's decision to have Bhumjaithai submit the draft first is hoped to demonstrate genuine and serious commitment to completing the new constitutional process.

Chicago-based Jane Billok, who calls herself the 'Cheese Witch,' is gaining attention for her unconventional fortune-telling method. Instead of tarot cards, tea leaves, or palm lines, she uses cheese as a tool to read the future. Billok's connection to cheese began in childhood after visiting a cheese aging room with her parents. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her travel writing work halted, prompting her to search online for unusual food-based divination methods. She discovered 'Tyromancy'—the practice of divination through cheese—which became a small obsession. With her existing tarot reading background, she adapted tarot interpretation principles to analyze patterns, textures, and cracks on cheese. Tyromancy dates back to the 2nd century and was popular in medieval England, used to determine criminals' guilt and predict seasonal agricultural yields. The practice resembles coffee or tea leaf reading, where the diviner interprets stories from shapes, patterns, and surfaces on food. Billok focuses solely on the cheese until messages 'pop into her head' as if a voice tells her what to say. She offers both in-person and online readings, typically using four cheese pieces per session—three representing past, present, and future, with the fourth addressing specific questions. Different cheeses provide different 'messages': blue cheese tends to be detailed and interpretable in multiple ways, while cheddar or pre-sliced cheese yields more direct and clear messages. Billok emphasizes that cheese price doesn't affect accuracy; both inexpensive and premium aged cave-aged cheese work equally as 'spiritual mediums.' Beyond cheese, she also reads tarot, oracle cards, runes, and other foods and beverages.

PTT President and CEO Kongkrapan Intrajang revealed that the company's business plans for the rest of the year will be driven primarily by exploration and production (E&P) and trading (Trading) operations. The trading business, in particular, stands to benefit significantly from market volatility, which increases product flow circulation. The company is also aggressively pursuing new customers. The sustained high oil prices on global markets represent a direct positive factor for upstream operations like E&P. Kongkrapan acknowledged that plans to find refining and petrochemical business partners may move more slowly due to global volatility and the current chaotic state of the refining sector, which is still under discussion. "Partnership plans must proceed more carefully because global rules have changed, so surpluses may become shortages and shortages may become more acute, requiring us to consider matters much more carefully," he said. For the first quarter of 2025, PTT reported net profit of 25,738 million baht, up 2,423 million baht or 10.4% year-on-year. The company managed the Middle East tensions by leveraging its international trading network with offices worldwide, allowing rapid diversification of crude oil supplies from various sources. The company's refineries have invested over 111,000 million baht over the past five years, providing machinery reliability and flexibility to handle crude from multiple sources. PTT established the PTT Incident Command System (PTT ICS) to manage business continuity and energy security nationwide. Over two months from March to April, the company's refineries operated at over 100% capacity under safety standards. Petrochemical operations ran at full capacity to ensure supply chain security for plastic and chemical customers. The company adjusted natural gas procurement to continuously supply power plants and industry, securing spot LNG from non-Middle Eastern suppliers and rescheduling maintenance to maximize gas separation plant output. PTT managed financial liquidity to support national energy security, increasing available liquidity by 230,000 million baht as global oil prices surged.