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Free preschool, baby bonus: China’s early education push seeks to level the playing field
Read more: Free preschool, baby bonus: China’s early education push seeks to level the playing fieldPolicymakers hope to ease the load on young families, close early education gaps and nudge birth rates up. But deeper structural pressures and societal expectations may prove harder to shift.
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Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China trip
Read more: Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China tripNew Delhi’s foreign policy remains anchored in diversification, not American expectations of a special partnership, says an academic.
Thailand
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Probe refiners, don’t beg for donations, says Democrats’ Korn
Read more: Probe refiners, don’t beg for donations, says Democrats’ KornDemocrat Party deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij has urged the government to investigate refinery profits rather than asking operators to donate excess earnings to help ease the economic burden from soaring energy costs.
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Disaster declared in three northern Thai provinces
Read more: Disaster declared in three northern Thai provincesThree provinces in northern Thailand — Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Phayao — have been declared emergency disaster zones after days of hazardous air quality, enabling provincial governors to disburse emergency funds to address the situation.
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Scandal-hit SSO needs more professional management, says minister
Read more: Scandal-hit SSO needs more professional management, says ministerAn urgent overhaul of the Social Security Office is needed to enable the 31-year-old agency to match Thailand’s changing social and economic landscape, Labour Minister Treenuch Thienthong said on Sunday.
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Tourists flock to Thale Bua Daeng, drawn by Lisa promotion
Read more: Tourists flock to Thale Bua Daeng, drawn by Lisa promotionVisitor numbers have soared at Udon Thani’s Thale Bua Daeng (The Sea of Pink Water Lilies) following the release of a promotional video and photos featuring Thai K‑pop star Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal, some queueing for tickets before 5am.
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Pheu Thai promises ‘9 millionaires a day’
Read more: Pheu Thai promises ‘9 millionaires a day’The Pheu Thai Party intends to create tens of thousands of new millionaires if it forms a government after the Feb 8 election, prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat said on Saturday.
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Free preschool, baby bonus: China’s early education push seeks to level the playing field
Read more: Free preschool, baby bonus: China’s early education push seeks to level the playing fieldPolicymakers hope to ease the load on young families, close early education gaps and nudge birth rates up. But deeper structural pressures and societal expectations may prove harder to shift.
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Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China trip
Read more: Commentary: The bigger story behind Modi’s China tripNew Delhi’s foreign policy remains anchored in diversification, not American expectations of a special partnership, says an academic.
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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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Thai tourist destinations on alert for Nipah virus
Read more: Thai tourist destinations on alert for Nipah virusPhuket International Airport has stepped up health surveillance of passengers arriving from India following reports of a Nipah virus outbreak there, while concerns have also emerged among residents and workers in Pattaya, a major tourist destination for Indian visitors.
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Same-sex marriages reach 26,000 mark
Read more: Same-sex marriages reach 26,000 markMore than a year after Thailand’s Marriage Equality Bill came into force, over 26,000 same-sex couples have legally registered their marriages nationwide, accounting for roughly 10% of all marriage registrations and marking a significant milestone in the country’s push for legal equality.