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Indonesia raids GoTo Gojek Tokopedia office in probe of US$610 million Chromebook graft case
Read more: Indonesia raids GoTo Gojek Tokopedia office in probe of US$610 million Chromebook graft caseThe alleged corruption case involved the procurement of Chromebooks at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology from 2019 to 2022 under a budget of 9.9 trillion rupiah (US$610 million).
Thailand
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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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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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Indonesia raids GoTo Gojek Tokopedia office in probe of US$610 million Chromebook graft case
Read more: Indonesia raids GoTo Gojek Tokopedia office in probe of US$610 million Chromebook graft caseThe alleged corruption case involved the procurement of Chromebooks at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology from 2019 to 2022 under a budget of 9.9 trillion rupiah (US$610 million).
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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.