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Spurs ready to challenge for 4 trophies this season, says manager Thomas Frank
Read more: Spurs ready to challenge for 4 trophies this season, says manager Thomas FrankThe Dane also told CNA in an interview that he has a “good squad” with competition among players in many different positions.
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Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with Malaysia
Read more: Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with MalaysiaFor months, producers combed through “hundreds of letters” for little-known details about Singapore’s split with Malaysia in 1965. The team behind Separation: Declassified open up on how they created the series.
Thailand
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Ex-MP wants concession deal probe
Read more: Ex-MP wants concession deal probeFormer Democrat MP Chanchai Issarasenarak has petitioned the National Anti‑Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the cabinet and the board of Airports of Thailand (AoT) over amendments to duty‑free concession contracts that he claims caused up to 180 billion baht in losses to the state.
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Cambodia passes landmark cybercrime law
Read more: Cambodia passes landmark cybercrime lawPHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s parliament on Friday passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of dollars, as pressure mounts on governments to tackle the illicit businesses.
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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.
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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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Spurs ready to challenge for 4 trophies this season, says manager Thomas Frank
Read more: Spurs ready to challenge for 4 trophies this season, says manager Thomas FrankThe Dane also told CNA in an interview that he has a “good squad” with competition among players in many different positions.
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Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with Malaysia
Read more: Producers of Separation: Declassified reveal what it took to retell Singapore’s split with MalaysiaFor months, producers combed through “hundreds of letters” for little-known details about Singapore’s split with Malaysia in 1965. The team behind Separation: Declassified open up on how they created the series.
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Finnish girl rescued from abusers in Sa Kaeo
Read more: Finnish girl rescued from abusers in Sa KaeoSA KAEO – An 11-year-old Finnish girl has been rescued from a house in this northeastern province, after she sent an email to police in her home country saying she had been confined and tortured by two Finnish adults.
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Staff warning failure blamed for deadly Korat crane incident
Read more: Staff warning failure blamed for deadly Korat crane incidentThe deadly crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province last week was caused by on-site staff “failing to notify” that construction was underway, despite the contract requiring notice before trains pass, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday.
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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.