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Iran-US war latest: Strait of Hormuz expected to reopen as part of Trump’s eleventh hour ceasefire deal
Read more: Iran-US war latest: Strait of Hormuz expected to reopen as part of Trump’s eleventh hour ceasefire dealThe ‘double-sided ceasefire’ comes less than two hours before Trump was set to unleash devastating strikes on Iran’s civilian infrastructure
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Teen with fake gun threatened to kill chicken shop worker over garlic sauce order
Read more: Teen with fake gun threatened to kill chicken shop worker over garlic sauce orderMarwan Khadir, 18, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court
Asia
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Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS aims to govern in 3 new states including Selangor, eyes bigger national role
Read more: Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS aims to govern in 3 new states including Selangor, eyes bigger national roleParti Islam Se-Malaysia is ready to lead Malaysia and respect the sensitivities of non-Muslims, says its president Abdul Hadi Awang.
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Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election
Read more: Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall electionCivic groups backed by President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party, who they accuse of being pro-China and a threat to the island’s security.
Thailand
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Bhumjaithai’s Sophon elected House Speaker
Read more: Bhumjaithai’s Sophon elected House SpeakerThe House of Representatives on Sunday elected Bhumjaithai’s Sophon Zaram as speaker, with 289 votes, defeating People’s Party list MP Parit Wacharasindhu, who received 123.
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Pheu Thai to be ‘back with better’
Read more: Pheu Thai to be ‘back with better’Yodchanan Wongsawat, Pheu Thai’s prime ministerial candidate and list MP, has vowed to improve his party’s performance and return stronger in four years.
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Abuse complaints latest legal headache for ‘Big Joke’
Read more: Abuse complaints latest legal headache for ‘Big Joke’Police say they expect to question more witnesses as well as victims of alleged abuse committed by former deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn against his subordinates.
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Out-of-this-world election promises
Read more: Out-of-this-world election promisesThai voters tired of the usual suspects and looking for a real outside-the-box thinker in the Feb 8 election may have found their champion in Mongkolkit Suksintharanon.
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Thailand eases foreign income repatriation rules
Read more: Thailand eases foreign income repatriation rulesThe Bank of Thailand has eased rules on foreign income repatriation by Thai individuals and businesses to reduce upward pressure on the baht, raising the threshold to $10 million per transaction from the previous $1 million.
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Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS aims to govern in 3 new states including Selangor, eyes bigger national role
Read more: Malaysia’s Islamist party PAS aims to govern in 3 new states including Selangor, eyes bigger national roleParti Islam Se-Malaysia is ready to lead Malaysia and respect the sensitivities of non-Muslims, says its president Abdul Hadi Awang.
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Hosts Thailand hungry for honours
Read more: Hosts Thailand hungry for honoursThe Thai para-athletes are hoping to match the performance of their Southeast Asian (SEA) Games counterparts and claim the overall title at the 13th Asean Para Games, which will take place in Nakhon Ratchasima this week.
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Incoming PM2.5 crisis heightens health concerns
Read more: Incoming PM2.5 crisis heightens health concernsThailand is bracing for an air pollution crisis, with authorities warning that fine dust (PM2.5) levels are expected to rise nationwide through Jan 25, heightening health concerns.
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Families mourn after rail tragedy
Read more: Families mourn after rail tragedyGrief arrived before dawn at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Jan 18, carried by families who had come not to seek treatment, but to take their loved ones home for the final time. At the centre of the mourning was the Thantong family, whose loss has come to symbolise the human cost of the catastrophic…
