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100-year-old former Malaysian PM Mahathir in hospital for fatigue, after weekend cycling and picnic
Read more: 100-year-old former Malaysian PM Mahathir in hospital for fatigue, after weekend cycling and picnicLocal reports said Mahathir joined a cycling event and rode for about an hour before appearing tired.
Thailand
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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.
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Typhoon Matmo to bring heavy rain to Thailand
Read more: Typhoon Matmo to bring heavy rain to ThailandTyphoon Matmo has intensified over the upper South China Sea and is expected to make landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD). While the storm will not enter Thailand, it is strengthening the southwest monsoon, bringing heavier rain and flash flood risks to northern, northeastern, eastern and southern…
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Flooding hits Central Plain, inundating Ayutthaya
Read more: Flooding hits Central Plain, inundating AyutthayaFlooding hit 16 provinces on Sunday, mostly in the Central Plain hit by deluges of water from the Chao Phraya River, and the highest number of affected households was in Ayutthaya province.
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A wolf in sheep’s clothing?
Read more: A wolf in sheep’s clothing?The sudden decision by Thamanat Prompow, the patriarch of the Klatham Party, to defect from the Pheu Thai-led government and throw his support behind a new minority coalition with Anutin Charnvirakul as premier has jolted the already fragile Thai political landscape.
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100-year-old former Malaysian PM Mahathir in hospital for fatigue, after weekend cycling and picnic
Read more: 100-year-old former Malaysian PM Mahathir in hospital for fatigue, after weekend cycling and picnicLocal reports said Mahathir joined a cycling event and rode for about an hour before appearing tired.
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RTAF moves to erect temporary 5km border fence
Read more: RTAF moves to erect temporary 5km border fenceThe Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF) have begun preparing to build the country’s first temporary border fence along the Thai-Cambodian border to curb illegal cross-border activities.
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How to manage the nation’s assets
Read more: How to manage the nation’s assetsThe creation of a Thai sovereign wealth fund (SWF) has been debated in the country for several years.
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Wan faces ethics complaint
Read more: Wan faces ethics complaintFormer Democrat MP Wachara Phetthong has filed an ethics complaint against House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha for allegedly violating parliamentary rules by requesting to borrow Pol Capt Atitiya “Cat” Benjapak, a celebrity turned civil servant, from the Department of Provincial Administration (DPA) to assist him at the Secretariat of the House of Representatives.