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We will halve disadvantage gap in schools, ministers say in landmark education reforms
Read more: We will halve disadvantage gap in schools, ministers say in landmark education reformsThe government will reform how schools get targeted disadvantage funding as part of an attempt to tackle the gap in achievement between pupils from poorer backgrounds compared with their more affluent peers
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Eric Dane’s grieving widow Rebecca Gayheart seen for first time since actor’s death as friends launch $250k GoFundMe to support couple’s two daughters
Read more: Eric Dane’s grieving widow Rebecca Gayheart seen for first time since actor’s death as friends launch $250k GoFundMe to support couple’s two daughtersGayheart cut a somber figure while visiting the Los Angeles house where Dane had been living at the time of his death.
Asia
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Commentary: Indonesia’s jobs boom is a story of quantity, not quality
Read more: Commentary: Indonesia’s jobs boom is a story of quantity, not qualityStagnant wages, rising underemployment and limited upward mobility reveal a labour market defined more by quantity than quality, say two academics.
Thailand
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Thai cafe chains to help redefine ‘sweet’
Read more: Thai cafe chains to help redefine ‘sweet’Operators of major coffee chains in Thailand have agreed to adjust sweetness standards for beverages as part of a campaign by health officials to reduce sugar consumption.
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Major Bangkok cocaine dealer arrested
Read more: Major Bangkok cocaine dealer arrestedPolice arrested a major cocaine dealer in Bangkok on Friday, ending her 10-year operation without being captured using her Nigerian ex-husband’s connections, with many of her clients found to be from elite society.
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‘Nana’ released on bail, police look for accomplice
Read more: ‘Nana’ released on bail, police look for accompliceActress Rybena “Nana” Intachai has been released on 1-million-baht bail as she continues to deny fraud charges, while police are looking for a suspected accomplice who is close to her.
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Old ‘Ben Smith’ photos come back to haunt Thai VIPs
Read more: Old ‘Ben Smith’ photos come back to haunt Thai VIPsLeaked photos showing alleged money laundering mastermind Benjamin Mauerberger, alias “Ben Smith”, posing with several high-profile Thai political, police, military and business figures have stirred controversy and raised questions about his alleged influence and protection.
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Government ‘sorry’ for flood relief delay
Read more: Government ‘sorry’ for flood relief delayThe government has issued an apology after the website of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation crashed on Wednesday, disrupting registration for flood relief payments to those affected by the floods in the South.
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Actress Rybena ‘Nana’ arrested for fraudulent borrowing
Read more: Actress Rybena ‘Nana’ arrested for fraudulent borrowingPolice arrested actress Rybena “Nana” Intachai at her home in Watthana district of Bangkok on Wednesday morning for alleged fraudulent borrowing.
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Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says Anutin
Read more: Tougher action vowed against scams, no leniency says AnutinPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday promised that his government would continuously expand its scam suppression after the huge seizure of assets worth about 10 billion baht from major suspects linked to Cambodia.
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Long-running legal dispute over Thai gold mine ends
Read more: Long-running legal dispute over Thai gold mine endsThe Thai government and the Australian mining company Kingsgate have agreed to end a long-running legal dispute that stemmed from the government-ordered closure of the Chatree gold mine in northern Thailand in 2017.
