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Border residents return home as fragile Cambodia-Thailand peace holds
Read more: Border residents return home as fragile Cambodia-Thailand peace holdsSome Cambodian families are cautiously returning after weeks of clashes along the Thailand border, but uncertainty remains.
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Why Southeast Asia is ingesting so much microplastic, and what it’s doing to your body
Read more: Why Southeast Asia is ingesting so much microplastic, and what it’s doing to your bodyMicroplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot plastic from our plates.
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South Korea investigators seek to arrest former President Yoon again
Read more: South Korea investigators seek to arrest former President Yoon againYoon was formally stripped of office in April, after being impeached and suspended by lawmakers over his Dec 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule.
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Bangladesh vows full cooperation with Malaysia over arrest, deportation of suspects over militant activity
Read more: Bangladesh vows full cooperation with Malaysia over arrest, deportation of suspects over militant activityMalaysia recently confirmed the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals in a security operation targeting alleged involvement in the Bangladeshi Radical Militant Group (GMRB).
Thailand
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ThaiHealth inspects pollution-hit village
Read more: ThaiHealth inspects pollution-hit villageCHIANG RAI: A team from the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) inspected a riverside community on Sunday, amid growing concerns about heavy metal contamination along the Kok River.
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PP defiant despite legal threat to MPs
Read more: PP defiant despite legal threat to MPsNatthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, has pledged to perform his duties as opposition leader vigorously despite a looming legal case involving 44 MPs from his party.
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Thailand demands Cambodia explain breach of ceasefire
Read more: Thailand demands Cambodia explain breach of ceasefireCambodia must immediately explain the breach of the ceasefire on the border in Ubon Ratchathani on Tuesday morning, when a Thai soldier was wounded by a Cambodian mortar shell, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
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Democrats rule out alliances with all ‘grey money’ parties
Read more: Democrats rule out alliances with all ‘grey money’ partiesThe Democrat Party has indicated that it would not join any parties, in addition to Klatham, if they are supported financially by dirty businesses.
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Anutin shrugs off southern poll results
Read more: Anutin shrugs off southern poll resultsBhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul brushed off recent opinion poll results after the party recorded relatively low approval ratings in Songkhla, saying surveys do not dictate how the party works.
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Border residents return home as fragile Cambodia-Thailand peace holds
Read more: Border residents return home as fragile Cambodia-Thailand peace holdsSome Cambodian families are cautiously returning after weeks of clashes along the Thailand border, but uncertainty remains.
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Frost sparkles on Doi Inthanon at -2°C
Read more: Frost sparkles on Doi Inthanon at -2°CCHIANG MAI – Frost coated the ground on Doi Inthanon on Monday morning as temperatures on Thailand’s highest mountain plunged below freezing.
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New scam centre found in Cambodia after Thailand’s crackdown
Read more: New scam centre found in Cambodia after Thailand’s crackdownThai authorities have identified a new scam centre in Malai city of Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province, believed to have moved there following recent crackdowns along the Thai-Cambodian border.
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Border schools reopen after truce with Cambodia
Read more: Border schools reopen after truce with CambodiaThai schools in northeastern provinces bordering Cambodia reopened on Monday after being closed for about a month by the recent border clashes.