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Thai Union family member Dejphon Chansiri, former owner of English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, has been placed under a three-year ban by the English Football League (EFL) from owning any football club for his role in Sheffield Wednesday’s financial crisis. Some of the main complaints against Chansiri were his repeated failure to pay wages to players and taxes, cash-flow crises, and breaches of regulatory and financial fair-play rules, eventually leading to a complete loss of confidence in his ability to run the club sustainably. He relinquished control of the club on Wednesday.
Two years back, Chansiri announced that he would stop investing in the club after being insulted by its fans. That same year, he gained widespread criticism for asking fans to raise millions of dollars to “save their club” by paying an outstanding tax debt to the British HM Revenue and Customs. Ever since then, there has been a rising demand from different sides for Chansiri to drop the club ownership. The administrators for Sheffield Wednesday have received around six or seven bids for the club and are currently deciding which to put forward as their preferred candidate. The deadline was kept as December 5, but is likely to be extended.
Millennials who grew up watching Cartoon Network’s peak programming era, in the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, are unlikely to have missed its iconic ‘Powerpuff Girls.’ Thai Union’s Sealect brand is betting on this love for the cartoon to promote its domestic canned tuna among young consumers. Sealect’s special set (four tins), which includes a ‘Mystery Can,’ sold only in Makro retail outlets, is now grabbing attention on social media. The ‘Mystery Can’ has a ‘Powerpuff Girls’ keychain inside.
Sealect has collaborated with several social media influencers to promote the set. Recently, Thailand-based Instagram influencer Matthew Wann shared a reel, showing him unpacking the four-can set. Sealect has not revealed the time period for which the offer will be available. Last month, Sealect collaborated with Cartoon Network Studios to introduce the Powerpuff Girls x Sealect tuna spreads for families with young kids, teens, and Gen Z. Earlier this week, Atuna reported on Sealect continuing to dominate Thailand’s tuna market share and stepping up its efforts to promote ready-to-eat proteins to Gen Z consumers.
This week, Vanuatu sent a letter to the IOTC stating that it has “recalled the inadvertent error of information that was conveyed” regarding 20 trawlers, flagged to the island nation, alleged of IUU fishing. However, Vanuatu, in its latest notice, did not reveal the reason for rescinding its notice. The letter read that “the Ministry has further the honor to convey its profound appreciation to the commission for its steadfast support to its members, which has been instrumental in promoting the conservation and sustainable utilization of our tuna resources in the Indian Ocean.”
On November 7, Vanuatu sent a letter to IOTC notifying that the Vanuatu-flagged boats have been sailing in the RFMO’s convention area to fish, but have not been legally permitted to do so. Some of the vessels were headed to the Atlantic Ocean, a few had crossed the Malacca Strait and were moving towards the Indian Ocean, and two others were in China’s Shidao Port.
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