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Walls crack, who pays? Johor quakes put spotlight on homeowners’ insurance gaps
Read more: Walls crack, who pays? Johor quakes put spotlight on homeowners’ insurance gapsIn Malaysia, many homeowners are uninsured or under-insured. After the recent Johor earthquakes, this needs to change, experts say.
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Rift between Cambodia, Thailand deepens over landmine blast as ex-leaders Hun Sen, Thaksin trade barbs
Read more: Rift between Cambodia, Thailand deepens over landmine blast as ex-leaders Hun Sen, Thaksin trade barbsThree Thai soldiers were injured following a blast near the Chong Bok border area in Ubon Ratchathani province on Jul 16, The Nation reported.
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2 injured, southern human rights MP unharmed in ambush
Read more: 2 injured, southern human rights MP unharmed in ambushNARATHIWAT – Prachachat Party MP Kamonsak Leewamoh narrowly escaped an attack by gunmen as he was returning to his home in Bacho district in the early hours of Friday.
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Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novices
Read more: Two Bangkok monks charged with abusing novicesTwo monks have been arrested at a well-known temple in the Charoen Krung area of Bangkok on charges of sexual abusing novice monks, with seven victims identified and over 100 explicit video clips seized as evidence.
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Plan to enforce stricter fiscal discipline
Read more: Plan to enforce stricter fiscal disciplineThailand’s most aggressive fiscal stimulus came during the pandemic in 2020-2021, when the government was forced to borrow 1.5 trillion baht, the largest such programme in Thai history, to support an economy that had effectively ground to a halt.
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Analyst queries Telenor’s True sale
Read more: Analyst queries Telenor’s True saleTelenor’s sale of its shares in True Corporation may be based on the calculation that it is more difficult to achieve strong profit margins in the Thai telecom sector after 2026, says an analyst.
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Thailand’s exports rise 16.8% in December, beating forecasts
Read more: Thailand’s exports rise 16.8% in December, beating forecastsThailand’s customs-cleared exports rose 16.8% in December from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday, higher than analysts’ expectations.
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Walls crack, who pays? Johor quakes put spotlight on homeowners’ insurance gaps
Read more: Walls crack, who pays? Johor quakes put spotlight on homeowners’ insurance gapsIn Malaysia, many homeowners are uninsured or under-insured. After the recent Johor earthquakes, this needs to change, experts say.
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Gulf Edge, Google Cloud announce AI collaboration
Read more: Gulf Edge, Google Cloud announce AI collaborationGulf Edge Co Ltd, the digital infrastructure arm of Gulf Group, and Google Cloud announced an artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration yesterday.
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Condo sales likely to remain flat on muted purchasing power
Read more: Condo sales likely to remain flat on muted purchasing powerThe condo market in 2026 is expected to remain subdued but more selective, with developers prioritising inventory clearance, premium pricing and differentiated projects, amid weak domestic purchasing power and prolonged economic uncertainty.
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Foreign funds return to Thai equity market
Read more: Foreign funds return to Thai equity marketForeign funds have returned to Thai equities as global risk appetite improves, yet analysts caution about potential downward pressure, noting risks remain regarding trade retaliation and geopolitical spillovers that temporarily receded.