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No more bodies found at Korat train crash site
Read more: No more bodies found at Korat train crash siteNAKHON RATCHASIMA – Authorities have ended the search for three missing persons after failing to locate their bodies at the site where a crane collapsed onto a moving train on Wednesday, killing 32 people.
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Rama II Road crane collapse kills two
Read more: Rama II Road crane collapse kills twoSAMUT SAKHON – Two people were killed and five injured when parts of a construction crane collapsed onto Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon on Thursday morning, reportedly hitting two vehicles travelling below, police said.
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Big firms targeted in illegal nominee use
Read more: Big firms targeted in illegal nominee useThe Department of Business Development (DBD) is adjusting its work procedures for its nominee crackdown, focusing on large businesses and proposing a new committee chaired by the deputy prime minister.
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Co-pay scheme expects 900,000 stores
Read more: Co-pay scheme expects 900,000 storesThe government kicked off retail shop registration yesterday for the “Khon La Khrueng Plus” co-payment scheme, expecting participation from at least 900,000 stores and an estimated 88 billion baht in economic circulation.
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New insurance strategy to tackle climate disasters
Read more: New insurance strategy to tackle climate disastersThe Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) is launching a new strategic roadmap to strengthen Thailand’s non-life insurance sector, aiming to address rising disaster risks and the growing challenges of an ageing population.
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Bangkok’s giant sinkhole is expanding
Read more: Bangkok’s giant sinkhole is expandingThe filling of the huge sinkhole on Bangkok’s Samsen Road will require much more sand that earlier thought because it’s getting bigger, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority.
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AI leaders gather in Dubai to promote gospel of technology
Read more: AI leaders gather in Dubai to promote gospel of technologyWorld leaders, ministers and technology executives are gathering at GITEX Global 2025 to share a unified vision of a future powered by cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI), the twin pillars of digital resilience and sustainable growth.
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BoT: Meagre inflation no limit to economic growth
Read more: BoT: Meagre inflation no limit to economic growthAn inflation rate falling short of the central bank’s targeted range is not a barrier to economic growth, insists the Bank of Thailand.