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What hurdles lie ahead for any US-China TikTok deal?
Read more: What hurdles lie ahead for any US-China TikTok deal?Any agreement could require approval by the Republican-controlled Congress, which passed a law in 2024 requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban in the US.
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Commentary: Prada sandals scandal proves the power of India’s troll army
Read more: Commentary: Prada sandals scandal proves the power of India’s troll armyOnline backlash over Prada’s footwear resembling traditional Kolhapuri sandals shows India’s growing clout, says Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.
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Air India warned by regulator over ‘systemic’ lapses in fatigue management and training
Read more: Air India warned by regulator over ‘systemic’ lapses in fatigue management and trainingAir India has come under intense scrutiny since the Ahmedabad crash, which was the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade.
Thailand
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AI race spurs digital self-reliance push
Read more: AI race spurs digital self-reliance pushThe issue of sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a strategic priority for governments and enterprises worldwide, as countries seek greater control over critical digital infrastructure, data and computing capabilities.
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Plastic packaging at risk as war hits crucial raw material supplies
Read more: Plastic packaging at risk as war hits crucial raw material suppliesPackaging may be the next industry to bear the brunt of petrochemical supply disruptions if the Israel-US war on Iran does not abate, says Veera Kwanloetchit, a director of the Public Private Partnership for Sustainable Plastic and Waste Management.
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30 ancient sites damaged during border clashes
Read more: 30 ancient sites damaged during border clashesThe Fine Arts Department has found damage to around 30 ancient sites from recent conflicts along the Thai–Cambodian border and has scheduled a meeting on Friday to discuss restoration plans.
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Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephants
Read more: Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephantsThailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday.
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Election Commission reviewing promises worth trillions
Read more: Election Commission reviewing promises worth trillionsPolitical parties have put trillions of baht on the table as the Election Commission released details of 527 campaign policies submitted by 51 parties contesting Thailand’s general election on Feb 8.
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What hurdles lie ahead for any US-China TikTok deal?
Read more: What hurdles lie ahead for any US-China TikTok deal?Any agreement could require approval by the Republican-controlled Congress, which passed a law in 2024 requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban in the US.
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No signs of Nipah found in arrivals from risk areas
Read more: No signs of Nipah found in arrivals from risk areasScreening at three major Thai airports has still detected no potential cases of Nipah virus among arrivals from Bangladesh and India, while the acting public health minister confirms that the disease is not easily transmissible.
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Air quality improving year on year, Chadchart says
Read more: Air quality improving year on year, Chadchart saysParticulate matter pollution across Bangkok has markedly improved this year, with the number of days in which PM2.5 levels exceeded safe limits down by more than 60% year-on-year this month.
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Anutin unfazed by talk of late push by PP
Read more: Anutin unfazed by talk of late push by PPPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is unfazed by talk that the People’s Party (PP) could overtake rivals in the final stretch of the election campaign following the return of Pita Limjaroenrat to the campaign trail.