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Commentary: China is playing the long game on trade. It’s working
Read more: Commentary: China is playing the long game on trade. It’s workingBeijing is using the Mao-era strategy of “protracted war” to buy time with Washington, says Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.
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Former Jemaah Islamiyah leaders, affiliated schools in Indonesia take new steps towards moderation
Read more: Former Jemaah Islamiyah leaders, affiliated schools in Indonesia take new steps towards moderationEfforts are underway to help Islamic boarding schools previously linked to the terror group, which was disbanded last year, to adopt more mainstream religious teachings.
Thailand
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Thai cannabis shops given 3 years to transform to clinics
Read more: Thai cannabis shops given 3 years to transform to clinicsThe Ministry of Public Health has begun a full transition to ensuring cannabis use in Thailand will be for medicinal purposes only, allowing dispensaries a three-year timeframe to convert into medical clinics in order to continue operating.
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Historic Artemis lunar mission lifts off successfully
Read more: Historic Artemis lunar mission lifts off successfullyKENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
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Woman begs to save grandson
Read more: Woman begs to save grandsonBURI RAM: Police have stepped up efforts after a 73-year-old grandmother appealed for help to rescue her grandson, who is allegedly being held and abused by a call-centre gang in Cambodia.
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Border explosive clearance steps up
Read more: Border explosive clearance steps upState security forces have stepped up explosive clearance operations in Trat and Buri Ram following Cambodian shelling during the Dec 7–27 conflict last year, amid lingering fears of renewed border clashes.
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Brutal e-commerce war forces NocNoc to close
Read more: Brutal e-commerce war forces NocNoc to closeThe closure of NocNoc, the last remaining major Thai-owned e‑marketplace, underscores the tough nature of the e‑commerce industry, which demands scale and rapid growth.
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Commentary: China is playing the long game on trade. It’s working
Read more: Commentary: China is playing the long game on trade. It’s workingBeijing is using the Mao-era strategy of “protracted war” to buy time with Washington, says Karishma Vaswani for Bloomberg Opinion.
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Former Jemaah Islamiyah leaders, affiliated schools in Indonesia take new steps towards moderation
Read more: Former Jemaah Islamiyah leaders, affiliated schools in Indonesia take new steps towards moderationEfforts are underway to help Islamic boarding schools previously linked to the terror group, which was disbanded last year, to adopt more mainstream religious teachings.
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Egat to backstop clean power supply
Read more: Egat to backstop clean power supplyThe Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is expected to regain a key role as the largest power supplier, surpassing private companies as it supports the country’s transition to clean energy.
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Constituency seats ‘a must’: Abhisit
Read more: Constituency seats ‘a must’: AbhisitDemocrat Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Abhisit Vejjajiva has underscored the decisive importance of winning constituency seats, warning that party-list votes alone are insufficient to shape the country’s political future or form a government.
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Strategy aims to woo B2.5tn in semiconductor investment
Read more: Strategy aims to woo B2.5tn in semiconductor investmentThailand has unveiled a national strategy to increase semiconductor investment to 2.5 trillion baht by 2050, aiming to develop more than 230,000 skilled workers and establish a fully integrated semiconductor system.