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Former Chinese ambassador to Singapore, Sun Haiyan, detained for questioning: Sources
Read more: Former Chinese ambassador to Singapore, Sun Haiyan, detained for questioning: SourcesThe senior Chinese diplomat was allegedly detained in early August in connection with the questioning of her boss Liu Jianchao, the head of the International Department of China’s Communist Party.
Thailand
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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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Huge loan needed to finance fuel subsidies
Read more: Huge loan needed to finance fuel subsidiesThailand’s Oil Fuel Fund is seeking a loan of up to 150 billion baht to stabilise its finances and continue subsidising domestic fuel prices as global diesel costs soar, according to Prasert Sinsukprasert, energy permanent secretary.
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PM orders intel review after attacks
Read more: PM orders intel review after attacksPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said intelligence operations need to be comprehensively overhauled following the weekend bombings and arson attacks in the southern border provinces.
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Abhisit sets coalition rules
Read more: Abhisit sets coalition rulesDemocrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva declared that the Democrats would not join any coalition government that he described as “family-run” or one that fuels social division.
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Curfew in Narathiwat lifted
Read more: Curfew in Narathiwat liftedThe night curfew in Narathiwat province was lifted on Monday, with security authorities confident they had control of the situation in the wake of the coordinated bombings and arson in the three southernmost border provinces.
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Former Chinese ambassador to Singapore, Sun Haiyan, detained for questioning: Sources
Read more: Former Chinese ambassador to Singapore, Sun Haiyan, detained for questioning: SourcesThe senior Chinese diplomat was allegedly detained in early August in connection with the questioning of her boss Liu Jianchao, the head of the International Department of China’s Communist Party.
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Transforming your organisation in the Age of AI
Read more: Transforming your organisation in the Age of AILet’s be honest: AI is everywhere. It’s in the tools we use, the services we experience and the conversations we have in leadership meetings. It’s no longer something “in the future”. It’s happening right now — faster than most organisations can respond.
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Southern petrol supply ‘secure’ despite petrol station bombings
Read more: Southern petrol supply ‘secure’ despite petrol station bombingsThe Ministry of Energy has confirmed the security of the petrol supply in the far South following the coordinated bombings and arson at 11 PTT petrol stations in three border provinces early Sunday morning.
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Tour speedboat hits trawler, tourist killed, off Krabi coast
Read more: Tour speedboat hits trawler, tourist killed, off Krabi coastA tour speedboat collided with a trawler near Koh Khai-Koh Phi Phi in Krabi province on Sunday injuring 22 people, one of whom later died.
