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Horror at remote Oregon property as five bodies found and suspected killer turns up dead
Read more: Horror at remote Oregon property as five bodies found and suspected killer turns up deadA quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, on Sunday, a day after the bodies of five people were discovered
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Remove content celebrating dangerous driving, social media companies told
Read more: Remove content celebrating dangerous driving, social media companies toldPCs Tom Clough, 38, and Matthew Blades, 37, died after the police vehicle they were driving was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling on the wrong side of the A66 in Teesside on Saturday night
Asia
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Singapore, China leaders hail growing ties, sign 27 agreements at annual apex meeting to deepen cooperation
Read more: Singapore, China leaders hail growing ties, sign 27 agreements at annual apex meeting to deepen cooperationThe agreements were signed at the 21st Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting in Chongqing, which was co-chaired by Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.
Thailand
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Defective product bill okayed
Read more: Defective product bill okayedThe cabinet has approved the draft Defective Products Liability Act, which would provide consumers with statutory protection against product defects.
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Ban on refined oil exports to continue
Read more: Ban on refined oil exports to continueThailand’s energy authorities have confirmed that the country will continue its ban on refined oil exports, despite mounting pressure from domestic refineries struggling with limited storage capacity.
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PP reintroduces six stalled bills
Read more: PP reintroduces six stalled billsThe opposition People’s Party (PP) announced plans to resubmit six bills to parliament after the cabinet declined to reaffirm them following the dissolution of the previous House.
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Appeal Court sentences opposition MP Piyarat to 3 years
Read more: Appeal Court sentences opposition MP Piyarat to 3 yearsThe Court of Appeal Region 4 has overturned a lower court ruling in a lèse-majesté case against Piyarat “Toto” Chongthep, a People’s Party MP, sentencing him to three years in prison without suspension.
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Visitors to Thailand could face higher ‘tourist tax’
Read more: Visitors to Thailand could face higher ‘tourist tax’Thailand will consider increasing its long-planned foreign tourist entry fee from 300 baht, Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said on Wednesday.
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Call for more migrants to ease labour shortage
Read more: Call for more migrants to ease labour shortageThe Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has urged the government to act swiftly in tackling worker shortages for Thailand’s labour-intensive industries.
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Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinet
Read more: Thai visa exemptions cut by cabinetTourism operators welcomed the government’s first step in revoking the 60-day visa exemption to curb illicit activities by foreigners, while urging authorities to provide proper guidance for genuine investors as well as advising frequent visa runners to apply for alternative long-stay visas instead.
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Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stay
Read more: Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stayThe cabinet on Tuesday decided to end the 60-day visa-free programme for foreign visitors to Thailand, with the timeline for enforcement still being worked out.