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Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work
Read more: Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to workAfter the 2021 military coup, tens of thousands of public workers, including doctors and government administrators, left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience.
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Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok resume, lifting ban over sexualised images
Read more: Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok resume, lifting ban over sexualised imagesThe resumption of access is being processed on “a conditional basis and under strict supervision”, according to a government statement.
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Trump in Japan as hopes grow for China trade deal
Read more: Trump in Japan as hopes grow for China trade dealTrump will meet new Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday (Oct 28).
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India and China to resume direct flights as ties improve
Read more: India and China to resume direct flights as ties improveIndia’s largest commercial carrier, IndiGo, is set to operate the first daily flight to mainland China, departing Kolkata at 10pm on Sunday (Oct 26) for Guangzhou.
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Thailand, Cambodia to cease all hostilities at disputed border in ‘peace deal’ signing witnessed by Trump
Read more: Thailand, Cambodia to cease all hostilities at disputed border in ‘peace deal’ signing witnessed by TrumpThe agreement was billed as the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord and hailed as a peace deal by US President Donald Trump, but the document signed on Sunday (Oct 26) by Thai and Cambodia premiers is officially titled a “joint declaration”.
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Search ends for last two men lost in Laos cave
Read more: Search ends for last two men lost in Laos caveRescuers called off their search on Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded.
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Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girl
Read more: Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girlKANCHANABURI – Police have arrested two teenaged relatives of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found in a rubber plantation in Kanchanaburi province, with both suspects reportedly confessing to causing her death before disposing of the body.
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Iran warns will attack US forces in Hormuz after Trump announces escort plan
Read more: Iran warns will attack US forces in Hormuz after Trump announces escort planTEHRAN – Iran’s military warned on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the waterway.
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Cabinet mulls loan plan
Read more: Cabinet mulls loan planThe cabinet will consider a borrowing framework worth several hundred billion baht to fund the government’s “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” (Thais Helping Thais Plus) programme on Tuesday, along with other welfare measures and renewable energy initiatives.
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Most southerners back Land Bridge, lack understanding: Poll
Read more: Most southerners back Land Bridge, lack understanding: PollWhile a majority of people in southern Thailand support the proposed Land Bridge megaproject, more than half say they have only a limited understanding of it, according to a Nida poll survey released on Sunday.
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Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work
Read more: Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to workAfter the 2021 military coup, tens of thousands of public workers, including doctors and government administrators, left their posts in a surge of civil disobedience.
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Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok resume, lifting ban over sexualised images
Read more: Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok resume, lifting ban over sexualised imagesThe resumption of access is being processed on “a conditional basis and under strict supervision”, according to a government statement.
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Fires fuel pollution fear
Read more: Fires fuel pollution fearHotspots were detected across northern Thailand during the last week of April as forest fires raged despite intensified efforts by authorities to bring them under control. Most fires were found in forest zones.
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Chadchart teases another City Hall mayoral run
Read more: Chadchart teases another City Hall mayoral runChadchart Sittipunt has signalled he will run for another term as Bangkok governor, while the People’s Party (PP) has stepped up an early campaign for City Hall.
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Commerce plan goes nationwide
Read more: Commerce plan goes nationwideThe Commerce Ministry has broadened its “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” (Thais Helping Thais Plus) initiative, a move aimed at easing the cost of living while stimulating consumption.