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MPs from Anwar’s party call for royal inquiry into top judges’ vacancies, explanation from PM
Read more: MPs from Anwar’s party call for royal inquiry into top judges’ vacancies, explanation from PMThe nine Parti Keadilan Rakyat MPs’ push for investigations could be viewed as an affront to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and an open challenge to his leadership, say analysts.
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Why Southeast Asia is ingesting so much microplastic, and what it’s doing to your body
Read more: Why Southeast Asia is ingesting so much microplastic, and what it’s doing to your bodyMicroplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot plastic from our plates.
Thailand
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Anatomy of a scam
Read more: Anatomy of a scamPolice say scammers will develop more sophisticated operations in 2026, allowing them to target victims more precisely, even though some scam centres along the borders of Myanmar and Cambodia have been dismantled in recent months.
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Top court ruling shields cardholders from fraud
Read more: Top court ruling shields cardholders from fraudThe Supreme Court has established a new legal precedent strengthening consumer protection by ruling that credit card holders are not liable for fraudulent transactions carried out using their card details by criminals.
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Cabinet assigns new oversight roles
Read more: Cabinet assigns new oversight rolesSix deputy prime ministers and four ministers attached to the Prime Minister’s Office have been assigned to supervise regional administration and monitor government performance nationwide, during a special cabinet meeting on Thursday.
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Sinkhole repair to take 2 weeks: MRTA
Read more: Sinkhole repair to take 2 weeks: MRTAThe Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has pledged to repair the collapsed section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital within two weeks.
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MRTA: Unstable soil, groundwater caused Bangkok sinkhole
Read more: MRTA: Unstable soil, groundwater caused Bangkok sinkholeThe Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) blames unstable soil and groundwater for the huge sinkhole that opened up on Samsen Road in Bangkok, above an under-construction underground rail station.
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MPs from Anwar’s party call for royal inquiry into top judges’ vacancies, explanation from PM
Read more: MPs from Anwar’s party call for royal inquiry into top judges’ vacancies, explanation from PMThe nine Parti Keadilan Rakyat MPs’ push for investigations could be viewed as an affront to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and an open challenge to his leadership, say analysts.
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Why Southeast Asia is ingesting so much microplastic, and what it’s doing to your body
Read more: Why Southeast Asia is ingesting so much microplastic, and what it’s doing to your bodyMicroplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot plastic from our plates.
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Tourist numbers tumble as Asian markets decline
Read more: Tourist numbers tumble as Asian markets declineThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the country to welcome 33.4 million foreign visitors this year, a 6% year-on-year decline attributed to contractions from the Southeast and East Asian markets.
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Thailand’s export growth slows as US tariffs bite
Read more: Thailand’s export growth slows as US tariffs biteThailand’s exports grew at the slowest pace in nearly a year in August due to the impact of US tariffs, which is expected to be more pronounced from September to December, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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Phuket real estate cools in first half
Read more: Phuket real estate cools in first halfPhuket’s condo and villa market cooled markedly in the first half of 2025, with both new launches and sales contracting by more than 50% from the same period in 2024, after two consecutive years of peak new supply in 2023–24.