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Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has declined to state the government’s position on the proposed cancellation of the 2000 and 2001 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU 43 and 44), saying the matter should be deliberated in parliament.

RECAP: Asian equities traded in a narrow range ahead on Friday as investors awaited a key speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that could shed light on the direction of monetary policy. Many traders are scaling back bets on an imminent US interest-rate cut.

The government has confirmed that compensation for Thai citizens affected by recent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border will be provided in accordance with existing regulations, according to acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

The Immigration Bureau (IB) has revoked temporary stay permits for nearly 10,000 foreign nationals whose visa status failed to comply with the regulations, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) said.

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to cooperate on landmine clearance, joint action against cross-border call-centre scams and the establishment of smaller coordination groups to resolve border issues at the recently held Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting.

The Commerce Ministry is collecting feedback from a public hearing on free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the European Union (EU), aiming to guide further talks.