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6 months on, is Prabowo’s free meals programme living up to its lofty promises?
Read more: 6 months on, is Prabowo’s free meals programme living up to its lofty promises?Indonesia’s free meals programme was touted as a potential driver of local economic growth and job creation. But the promise is far from realised, say economists, health experts and small local businesses.
Thailand
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Insurers face a raft of economic challenges
Read more: Insurers face a raft of economic challengesUnfavourable economic conditions, political instability, soaring medical costs and natural disaster risks are the top challenges facing insurance companies in Thailand, while the country’s ageing society could support continued health insurance expansion.
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Tensions cool on border
Read more: Tensions cool on borderMajor powers, diplomatic missions and humanitarian organisations have commended Thailand for freeing 18 Cambodian soldiers and reinforcing momentum behind the fragile ceasefire between the two countries.
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Sa Kaeo governor sets Oct 10 deadline for illegal border crossers
Read more: Sa Kaeo governor sets Oct 10 deadline for illegal border crossersStrict legal measures will be taken against illegal border crossers along the frontier with Cambodia in Sa Kaeo province from Oct 10, the Sa Kaeo governor said on Wednesday.
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Capital ‘ready’ for torrential rain this week
Read more: Capital ‘ready’ for torrential rain this weekBangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has reassured residents that the capital is prepared to cope with heavy rainfall this week, following public concern over rising water levels in upstream provinces.
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Senate shoots down casino bill
Read more: Senate shoots down casino billThe Senate has formally rejected the government’s draft bill proposing the establishment of integrated entertainment complexes that include casinos, citing serious concerns over social impact, economic disruption and national security.
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6 months on, is Prabowo’s free meals programme living up to its lofty promises?
Read more: 6 months on, is Prabowo’s free meals programme living up to its lofty promises?Indonesia’s free meals programme was touted as a potential driver of local economic growth and job creation. But the promise is far from realised, say economists, health experts and small local businesses.
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Cambodian troops fire shots along fenced border in Si Sa Ket
Read more: Cambodian troops fire shots along fenced border in Si Sa KetSI SA KET – Cambodian soldiers fired gunshots on Tuesday along the defensive barbed wire fence Thailand has erected on the border in this northeastern province, according to the Royal Thai Army.
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Anutin cancels UN trip to explain border dispute
Read more: Anutin cancels UN trip to explain border disputePrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has decided not to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying it could interfere with his new government’s policy statement to parliament.
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Riot police deployed on Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo
Read more: Riot police deployed on Thai-Cambodian border in Sa KaeoOver 1,400 riot police officers from five eastern provinces have been deployed to Sa Kaeo to reinforce security along the Thai-Cambodian border, following reports of potential encroachment near Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaeo villages in Khok Sung…