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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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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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Bangkok sinkhole to be filled, Samsen Road to reopen on Oct 9
Read more: Bangkok sinkhole to be filled, Samsen Road to reopen on Oct 9The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand says it plans to fill the sinkhole on Samsen Road in Dusit district of Bangkok and reopen the road for traffic by Oct 9.
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Cambodia told to evacuate its citizens from Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province
Read more: Cambodia told to evacuate its citizens from Thailand’s Sa Kaeo provinceAuthorities in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province on Monday gave Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia eight days to submit a plan for evacuating Cambodians from two areas claimed as Thai territory.
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Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon, lawyer says
Read more: Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon, lawyer saysThailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one-year jail sentence, his lawyer said on Monday.
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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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Concrete poured as Bangkok sinkhole repairs advance
Read more: Concrete poured as Bangkok sinkhole repairs advanceBangkok authorities said repair work on the massive sinkhole on Samsen Road is progressing on schedule, with concrete already poured into the collapsed area and sand infilling set to begin on Tuesday.
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From parking row to truck battle in Ayutthaya
Read more: From parking row to truck battle in AyutthayaAYUTTHAYA: A parking dispute between an eatery owner’s group and a customer’s family escalated into a fight and then a truck-ramming battle in front of the restaurant in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya district on Saturday.
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PM vows to fast-track B100-billion flood drainage project
Read more: PM vows to fast-track B100-billion flood drainage projectPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the immediate disbursement of flood relief funds next week and pledged to fast-track a long-term drainage project worth 100 billion baht to tackle recurring flood crises.