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Ministers told British public must be better protected after UK Biobank breach
Read more: Ministers told British public must be better protected after UK Biobank breachDame Chi Onwurah, the Labour chair of the science, innovation and technology committee, said the breach was ‘another blow to public confidence’
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Former Brexit boss says Britain should rejoin EU after failed ‘heady promises’
Read more: Former Brexit boss says Britain should rejoin EU after failed ‘heady promises’Philip Rycroft said the British public was ‘falling out of love’ with Brexit
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Starmer-Mandelson latest: Labour MPs turn on PM over vetting scandal – but Reeves rules out leadership contest
Read more: Starmer-Mandelson latest: Labour MPs turn on PM over vetting scandal – but Reeves rules out leadership contestMPs warned of a ‘a toxic and dismissive culture’ taking hold at No 10
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Trump confronts Xi as US forces seize Chinese ship carrying mysterious ‘gift’ to Iran
Read more: Trump confronts Xi as US forces seize Chinese ship carrying mysterious ‘gift’ to IranChina sent Iran ‘a gift’ that was intercepted by US forces, Donald Trump said Tuesday morning while venting about Chinese President Xi Jinping a month before their Beijing meeting.
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Trump accuses Iran of ‘VIOLATING’ ceasefire as regime refuses to meet Vance with hours before war restarts
Read more: Trump accuses Iran of ‘VIOLATING’ ceasefire as regime refuses to meet Vance with hours before war restartsDonald Trump accused Iran of violating the ceasefire as regime media says Tehran is refusing to meet with JD Vance in Pakistan, with just 24 hours until the war is set to restart.
Asia
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Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
Read more: Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92Bhosle recorded more than 12,000 songs in multiple Indian languages over a seven-decade career.
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Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed border
Read more: Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed borderCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday (Apr 11) that he “strongly hopes” the two neighbours will be able to work together “quickly and with sincerity”.
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RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport minister
Read more: RTS Link on track for Jan 2027 launch despite global energy pressures, says Malaysia transport ministerSpeaking to local media during a site visit on Friday (Apr 3), Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link is now in the system installation phase, which involves limited fuel costs and is unlikely to be affected by the global energy situation.
Thailand
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Fuel surcharges jump as airlines tighten schedules
Read more: Fuel surcharges jump as airlines tighten schedulesLocal airlines have continued to reduce capacity by consolidating less profitable flights into remaining services to stay afloat amid rising jet fuel prices, while Japan Airlines and ANA announced a doubling of fuel surcharges, with Thailand-bound fuel surcharges increasing from about 3,000 baht to 6,000 baht.
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Industrial land prices flat as Chinese investors sell up
Read more: Industrial land prices flat as Chinese investors sell upDespite strong demand, average asking prices for industrial land are expected to remain flat due to an influx of land from Chinese investors unable to lease or operate businesses on their plots, according to property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Thailand.
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Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smog
Read more: Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smogPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a multi‑agency delegation to Chiang Mai on Monday to follow up on efforts to address forest fires, haze and PM2.5 pollution cloaking the upper North.
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Push to sell low-cost goods goes mobile
Read more: Push to sell low-cost goods goes mobileThe Department of Provincial Administration has ordered provincial and district officials nationwide to support the deployment of 3,800 mobile “Pum-Puang” vehicles under a Commerce Ministry initiative aimed at selling low-cost goods across the country.
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Hospital a flashpoint in funding war
Read more: Hospital a flashpoint in funding warBy the time public donations began pouring in, Umphang Hospital was already on the brink.
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Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92
Read more: Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92Bhosle recorded more than 12,000 songs in multiple Indian languages over a seven-decade career.
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Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed border
Read more: Cambodia urges Thailand to resume talks on disputed borderCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Saturday (Apr 11) that he “strongly hopes” the two neighbours will be able to work together “quickly and with sincerity”.
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Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockade
Read more: Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockadeTEHRAN – Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway.
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Foul odour in Trat linked to rotting shipment
Read more: Foul odour in Trat linked to rotting shipmentMore than 2 tonnes of rotting meat and seafood have washed ashore in Trat, spreading a foul stench over 10 kilometres, affecting several coastal communities.
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GH Bank rolls out B4bn mortgage scheme for elderly
Read more: GH Bank rolls out B4bn mortgage scheme for elderlyGovernment Housing (GH) Bank is moving forward with its housing loan programme for senior citizens, covering both elderly people who wish to buy a home and those who wish to sell their own homes, with total lending of 4 billion baht.
