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At the world’s biggest wholesale market in China, it’s business as usual despite US tariffs
Read more: At the world’s biggest wholesale market in China, it’s business as usual despite US tariffsMerchants have been diversifying from the US market to mitigate the risks amid trade tensions.
Thailand
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Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Read more: Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.
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PM orders aid for South after blasts
Read more: PM orders aid for South after blastsPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC) to urgently provide relief and compensation following coordinated bomb and arson attacks on 11 PTT petrol stations in the deep South.
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Mine clearance to start in Cambodian-claimed villages on Friday
Read more: Mine clearance to start in Cambodian-claimed villages on FridayThe Thai army has announced it will begin mine sweeping in border villages in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo on Friday, which is also the deadline authorities have set for Cambodians to leave the area.
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Why Thai students can’t let their hair down
Read more: Why Thai students can’t let their hair downThe teenager was at a new school for the new school year. But as it turned out, he was not ready: His bangs were too long.
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‘Sending you love from Gaza’: Palestinians hail ceasefire deal
Read more: ‘Sending you love from Gaza’: Palestinians hail ceasefire dealKHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories – Palestinians in southern Gaza clapped, cheered and danced in the pre-dawn darkness on Thursday, after Israel and Hamas agreed a ceasefire deal to end the devastating two-year war in the territory.
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At the world’s biggest wholesale market in China, it’s business as usual despite US tariffs
Read more: At the world’s biggest wholesale market in China, it’s business as usual despite US tariffsMerchants have been diversifying from the US market to mitigate the risks amid trade tensions.
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Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishap
Read more: Phuket airport reopens after Navy plane mishapPhuket International Airport reopened its main runway on Wednesday afternoon, three hours after a Royal Thai Navy aircraft experienced a landing gear malfunction and blocked the runway.
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Thai private hospitals back cheaper drug options
Read more: Thai private hospitals back cheaper drug optionsMore than 350 private hospitals in Thailand have signed on to a government initiative to offer patients the option of buying medicines from external sources, according to the Department of Internal Trade.
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Thaksin’s pardon request ‘doesn’t need to go to cabinet’
Read more: Thaksin’s pardon request ‘doesn’t need to go to cabinet’The Cabinet Secretariat confirmed on Tuesday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s petition for a royal pardon did not require cabinet consideration.