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Burnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homes
Read more: Burnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homesPM makes first major spending announcement on policy priority – but uses money set aside by Starmer and backtracks on social housing vow
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Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rockets
Read more: Record one in seven now on antidepressants as pill use rocketsThe stark new figures have fuelled concerns about growing reliance on the drugs and long waiting lists for alternative treatments.
Asia
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New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mystery
Read more: New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mysteryThe latest search, which began in December and concluded in January, scoured an area of around 15,000 sq km.
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Johor proposes 12 ‘key’ drop-off points for Singapore cross-border taxis, may require tracking system
Read more: Johor proposes 12 ‘key’ drop-off points for Singapore cross-border taxis, may require tracking systemThe proposed drop-off points include Senai International Airport, JB Sentral, Medini, Southkey, Mount Austin and Eco Botanic among others.
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‘One of the biggest’: Malaysian police seize 18,000kg of drugs worth US$375m in international syndicate bust
Read more: ‘One of the biggest’: Malaysian police seize 18,000kg of drugs worth US$375m in international syndicate bustThe drugs could have been supplied to as many as 68.5 million users, according to Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department.
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Hundreds of thousands displaced along Thailand-Cambodia border as fierce fighting continues
Read more: Hundreds of thousands displaced along Thailand-Cambodia border as fierce fighting continuesCNA visits displacement camps and border towns in both countries amid the ongoing conflict.
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Indonesia government plans daily living allowance, compensation for families hit by Sumatra floods
Read more: Indonesia government plans daily living allowance, compensation for families hit by Sumatra floodsIndonesia Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf said that the government is mulling a daily living allowance scheme of 10,000 rupiah (US$0.60) for each displaced victim.
Thailand
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Call for tech defences to protect sovereignty
Read more: Call for tech defences to protect sovereigntyThailand must urgently strengthen its “communication sovereignty” to protect national interests in an increasingly borderless digital environment dominated by global technology platforms and emerging low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks, according to AM Thanapant Raicharoen, commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).
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New electricity rates put off until review
Read more: New electricity rates put off until reviewAuthorities have postponed a plan to impose higher electricity rates on large households with heavy consumption, citing the need to revise how power bills are calculated, says Energy Minister Akanat Promphan.
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Thai business groups urge action on worker shortages as costs soar
Read more: Thai business groups urge action on worker shortages as costs soarThe government must take urgent action to tackle a migrant worker shortage that has compounded the economic strains brought about by elevated energy costs and put key sectors in jeopardy, a business body said on Friday.
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Pattaya hotel temporarily closed for safety after fire
Read more: Pattaya hotel temporarily closed for safety after firePATTAYA – A hotel damaged by fire was ordered closed by Pattaya City on Friday for safety pending a comprehensive check by engineers for any damage to the structure.
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Premier backs Privy Council attendance
Read more: Premier backs Privy Council attendanceRecent participation of Privy Council members in a meeting with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) is not interference in government affairs, said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who accused critics of lacking understanding of state administration.
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New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mystery
Read more: New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mysteryThe latest search, which began in December and concluded in January, scoured an area of around 15,000 sq km.
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Johor proposes 12 ‘key’ drop-off points for Singapore cross-border taxis, may require tracking system
Read more: Johor proposes 12 ‘key’ drop-off points for Singapore cross-border taxis, may require tracking systemThe proposed drop-off points include Senai International Airport, JB Sentral, Medini, Southkey, Mount Austin and Eco Botanic among others.
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Esports in Thai schools to help build ‘digital human capital’
Read more: Esports in Thai schools to help build ‘digital human capital’The Thai government is pushing to integrate esports into schools nationwide, changing the perception from mere entertainment into a tool for preparing “digital human capital” for the global creative industry.
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Tourists in Thailand plan for cuts to visa-free stays
Read more: Tourists in Thailand plan for cuts to visa-free staysThe backpackers on Khao San Road, the Bangkok thoroughfare beloved by budget travellers, are waking up this week with an extra headache: the government is preparing to shorten the length of visa-free stays.
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Charter change efforts falter
Read more: Charter change efforts falterNearly three months after a majority of voters endorsed the idea of a new constitution, the political establishment remains divided over how — or whether — genuine constitutional reform should proceed.