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Thai Trans-Businesswoman Buys Miss Universe Pageant

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Thai transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20 million Michelle De Pacina Thu, 27 October 2022, 6:24 am · 2-min read A Thai transgender businesswoman has acquired the Miss Universe pageant for $20 million. Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, the CEO and biggest shareholder of JKN Global Group, sealed the deal with IMG Worldwide, her company announced on Wednesday. Jakrajutatip, who is a ​​celebrity media tycoon and a transgender rights advocate, made history by becoming the  first woman  to own the beauty pageant organizer. Ad Use lower-sodium slt and seasonings, and erbs and spice to r ou risk o high lodpesue an hat dease. ear tips to eatlesssalt. ARN MOR We areincrdibly honoree uiring The Miss Universe Organization and working with its visionary leadership team,” Jakrajutatip   reportedly said   in a statement on Wednesday. “The global reach of the Organization, its relationships with global partners and brands, and its wealth of content, licensing, and merchandising opp

How Thai PM Came To Power

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Asia Timeline: How Thai PM Prayut came to power and how he might lose it Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from official duty on Wednesday (Aug 24) while the Constitutional Court decides if he has reached his 8-year term limit. Thai leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who has survived numerous attempts to oust him, has been suspended from duty by the Thailand constitutional court. (File photo: AFP/Jack Taylor) Ng Hong Siang 24 Aug 2022 09:18PM  (Updated: 24 Aug 2022 10:03PM) Bookmark Share Embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was on Wednesday (Aug 24)  suspended from official duty by the country's constitutional court  after it unanimously decided to hear an opposition petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit. Thailand's army-drafted 2017 constitution bars the prime minister from serving more than eight years in total, with opposition parties saying that Prayut, who seized power following a 2014 coup, has reached that limit. Prayut's camp arg