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Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drills
Read more: Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drillsTaiwan took delivery last year of the first 11 of 29 HIMARS units, testing them for the first time in May.
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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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Lukewarm response to allowing brewers’ IPOs
Read more: Lukewarm response to allowing brewers’ IPOsAnalysts were lukewarm on the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) plan to open the door to alcoholic beverage listings, arguing the Thai market has limited growth to attract large-scale brewers.
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New ATM licences to expand availability
Read more: New ATM licences to expand availabilityThe Bank of Thailand plans to introduce new business licences for white-label automated teller machines (ATMs) next year.
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Samsen Road reopening put off indefinitely
Read more: Samsen Road reopening put off indefinitelyThe reopening of Samsen Road has been postponed indefinitely after authorities concluded that the police station next to the sinkhole that formed on Sept 24 must be demolished and rebuilt, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Saturday.
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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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Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drills
Read more: Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drillsTaiwan took delivery last year of the first 11 of 29 HIMARS units, testing them for the first time in May.
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Thai minister aims to finally impose B300 tourism tax
Read more: Thai minister aims to finally impose B300 tourism taxThailand’s new minister of tourism and sports has vowed to start collecting a 300-baht tourism tax during his four-month term and instructed the relevant parties to communicate the benefits of the scheme to visitors.
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Paetongtarn: Pheu Thai can bounce back
Read more: Paetongtarn: Pheu Thai can bounce backFormer prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has expressed confidence that the Pheu Thai Party will regain power, while reaffirming its core mission of serving the people.
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Ex-Democrat Suchatvee unveils new party with policy focus on education
Read more: Ex-Democrat Suchatvee unveils new party with policy focus on educationSuchatvee Suwansawat disclosed the policy of a new party, Thaikaomai, on Friday to use education as a key driver to woo voters when it contests a new general election next year.