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Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
Read more: Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefireThe soldiers were doing a security sweep to lay barbed wire in the Don Ao-Krissana border area in Si Sa Ket province. The incident comes two days after both countries met in Kuala Lumpur for talks hailed as “constructive and positive”.
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Students ask court to annul general election
Read more: Students ask court to annul general electionA group of university students on Monday asked the Central Administrative Court to annul the Feb 8 general election, claiming that the barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers could illegally expose voters’ choices.
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Bhumjaithai bags 2 more minnows to boost govt numbers
Read more: Bhumjaithai bags 2 more minnows to boost govt numbersThe Bhumjaithai Party’s campaign to woo small parties to its side continued on Monday with the addition of two more small parties to the new government coalition.
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NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal grows
Read more: NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal growsFour officials at Bangkok Remand Prison have been dismissed after being found guilty of serious disciplinary violations linked to a prison scandal, while 14 others remain under investigation, said Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat.
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Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step down
Read more: Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step downThe Hat Yai mayor is facing growing calls to resign as residents remain furious over his underestimation of the severe flooding that left much of the city underwater.
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Flood death toll in South rises to 145
Read more: Flood death toll in South rises to 145Severe flooding across southern Thailand has so far claimed 145 lives, with Songkhla province accounting for the majority at 110 fatalities, according to the government’s Emergency Flood Response Operations Centre.
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Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
Read more: Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefireThe soldiers were doing a security sweep to lay barbed wire in the Don Ao-Krissana border area in Si Sa Ket province. The incident comes two days after both countries met in Kuala Lumpur for talks hailed as “constructive and positive”.
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Samui market resembles Phuket’s 2022 peak
Read more: Samui market resembles Phuket’s 2022 peakThe Samui property market now mirrors Phuket’s 2022 peak, with newly launched villas reaching a 15-year high and land prices up 10%, according to property consultancy Colliers Thailand.
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Analysts forecast stock impact of flooding in Songkhla
Read more: Analysts forecast stock impact of flooding in SongkhlaThe severe flooding in southern Thailand is a short-term drag on economic activity, but eventually will support a rebound in retail and construction-related stocks once the recovery begins, say analysts.
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Floodwater receding in three southern provinces
Read more: Floodwater receding in three southern provincesFlooding persisted in nine southern provinces on Thursday, with water reported to be receding in three provinces, including hard-hit Songkhla.