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Calls for calm as violence erupts in Belfast after knife attack
Read more: Calls for calm as violence erupts in Belfast after knife attackViolence broke out in Belfast city centre – despite calls for calm from political leaders
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Warning millions of UK households missing out on energy bill support as debt climbs to £7bn
Read more: Warning millions of UK households missing out on energy bill support as debt climbs to £7bnWatchdog says household energy debt has risen 118% since start of Ukraine war
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How social media exploits girlhood anxieties
Read more: How social media exploits girlhood anxietiesFreya India joins “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss her book “GIRLS®: Generation Z and the Commodification of Everything.” India is a contributing writer to The Free Press. Paramount Skydance owns The Free Press and CBS News.
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Mom of American missing in Japan says they argued over ChatGPT
Read more: Mom of American missing in Japan says they argued over ChatGPTJames “Weston” Higginbotham went missing one week ago while on a family vacation in Japan.
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Travellers enjoy the sunshine at Appleby Horse Fair as police seize 99 dangerous ‘pyramid rings’ destined for Europe’s biggest gathering of gypsies
Read more: Travellers enjoy the sunshine at Appleby Horse Fair as police seize 99 dangerous ‘pyramid rings’ destined for Europe’s biggest gathering of gypsiesOfficers stopped the vehicle near the Cumbrian market town around 1am on Friday as it travelled towards the fair’s trade fields.
Asia
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Prabowo’s export control move could boost Indonesia’s revenues, but experts worry about stronger state hand
Read more: Prabowo’s export control move could boost Indonesia’s revenues, but experts worry about stronger state handThe new initiative will tighten state control over key commodities such as coal and palm oil.
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Perikatan Nasional to contest all seats in Johor election, setting up potential three-way fight with PH and BN
Read more: Perikatan Nasional to contest all seats in Johor election, setting up potential three-way fight with PH and BNJohor Perikatan Nasional chairman Sahruddin Jamal said the opposition coalition’s strength in Malaysia’s southern state should not be underestimated.
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Rescuers find body of first confirmed fatality from Mount Dukono eruption; believed to be Indonesian national
Read more: Rescuers find body of first confirmed fatality from Mount Dukono eruption; believed to be Indonesian nationalTwo Singaporean hikers remain missing despite their locations having been identified.
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Thai police probe military-grade weapons cache at foreign man’s home
Read more: Thai police probe military-grade weapons cache at foreign man’s homeLocal police are “investigating security implications” after assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines were found at the man’s home, near the beach resort of Pattaya.
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Taiwan’s parliament approves US$25 billion defence spending bill
Read more: Taiwan’s parliament approves US$25 billion defence spending billThe result was announced by the parliamentary speaker after a final vote on the bill, which falls well short of the government’s proposed budget of nearly US$40 billion.
Thailand
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Rising data centre demand pressures power capacity
Read more: Rising data centre demand pressures power capacityEnergy authorities are preparing to expand Thailand’s electricity generation capacity amid mounting concerns that rising demand from resource-intensive businesses, particularly data centres, could strain the national grid.
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Regulator to bolster disaster risk management
Read more: Regulator to bolster disaster risk managementThe Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) is proceeding with plans to strengthen Thailand’s disaster risk management framework through a national disaster playbook and a proposed disaster insurance fund aimed at cushioning the economic impact of future catastrophes.
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Consumer property sentiment falls
Read more: Consumer property sentiment fallsConsumer confidence has started to trend down again after peaking in 2022-23, prompting many consumers to delay purchases of big-ticket items such as homes and cars, according to property consultancy Terra Media and Consulting.
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Thaksin granted royal-birthday pardon
Read more: Thaksin granted royal-birthday pardonFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been named among those granted a royal pardon in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 4th cycle birthday anniversary, Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat said on Wednesday.
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Chinese student rescued from ‘virtual kidnapping’
Read more: Chinese student rescued from ‘virtual kidnapping’Thai police have rescued a 21-year-old Chinese student from a “virtual kidnapping” orchestrated by a transnational criminal network that attempted to extort 12.5 million baht from her family.
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Prabowo’s export control move could boost Indonesia’s revenues, but experts worry about stronger state hand
Read more: Prabowo’s export control move could boost Indonesia’s revenues, but experts worry about stronger state handThe new initiative will tighten state control over key commodities such as coal and palm oil.
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Perikatan Nasional to contest all seats in Johor election, setting up potential three-way fight with PH and BN
Read more: Perikatan Nasional to contest all seats in Johor election, setting up potential three-way fight with PH and BNJohor Perikatan Nasional chairman Sahruddin Jamal said the opposition coalition’s strength in Malaysia’s southern state should not be underestimated.
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VietJet commits to new aircraft despite turbulence
Read more: VietJet commits to new aircraft despite turbulenceDespite the ongoing Middle East war and unfavourable market conditions, VietJet Thailand remains committed to replacing its fleet with 50 new Boeing 737-8 planes over three years, while accelerating plans to phase out its existing Airbus jets to streamline costs.
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SSO visited over B3.6bn in missing assets
Read more: SSO visited over B3.6bn in missing assetsThe House budget committee, led by People’s Party (PP) list-MP Rukchanok Srinork, visited the Social Security Office (SSO) headquarters to investigate discrepancies in financial management, including reports of missing assets worth 3.6 billion baht.
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Death Railway site drivers face B10,000 fines
Read more: Death Railway site drivers face B10,000 finesThe tourists who drove their cars onto the site of a former Death Railway station in Kanchanaburi will be fined 10,000 baht each and could face other legal action, the head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said on Tuesday.