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Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election
Read more: Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall electionCivic groups backed by President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party, who they accuse of being pro-China and a threat to the island’s security.
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People’s Party’s access to ID verification system blocked after data breach
Read more: People’s Party’s access to ID verification system blocked after data breachThe Department of Public Administration has blocked the People’s Party (PP) from using its digital ID verification system, after the party’s membership database was hacked.
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Bhumjaithai’s Sophon elected House Speaker
Read more: Bhumjaithai’s Sophon elected House SpeakerThe House of Representatives on Sunday elected Bhumjaithai’s Sophon Zaram as speaker, with 289 votes, defeating People’s Party list MP Parit Wacharasindhu, who received 123.
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Owners of Goa bar flee to Phuket after deadly fire
Read more: Owners of Goa bar flee to Phuket after deadly fireThe owners of an Indian nightclub fled to Phuket hours after a fire ripped through a nightclub in the western state of Goa, killing 25, authorities in India say.
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Evacuees getting used to living with fear
Read more: Evacuees getting used to living with fearBURI RAM — They left home in a fearful scramble during the summer, seeking refuge on the grounds of a racetrack that had been transformed into a makeshift evacuation centre after war erupted between Thailand and Cambodia. Now, five months later, they are back in the same tents, which had been left standing.
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Tourism market gains from China-Japan spat seen limited
Read more: Tourism market gains from China-Japan spat seen limitedAmid tensions between China and Japan, Thai tourism might not see an abrupt surge in Chinese arrivals this high season due to limited flight capacity and high competition in the region, while the government has been criticised for failing to address obstacles to tourism.
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Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election
Read more: Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall electionCivic groups backed by President Lai Ching-te’s Democratic Progressive Party are seeking to unseat 31 lawmakers belonging to the main opposition Kuomintang party, who they accuse of being pro-China and a threat to the island’s security.
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PM promises ‘necessary military response’ to Cambodian attacks
Read more: PM promises ‘necessary military response’ to Cambodian attacksThailand will launch “all necessary military operations” in response to Cambodia’s latest attacks, which began on Sunday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said after a top level security meeting on Monday.
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Cambodian attacks injure Thai soldiers, prompt border evacuations
Read more: Cambodian attacks injure Thai soldiers, prompt border evacuationsThe Second Army Region has ordered evacuations from border communities in four northeastern provinces after a 35-minute armed clash with Cambodian forces in Si Sa Ket province on Sunday, during which two Thai soldiers were injured.
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Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
Read more: Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618COLOMBO – Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.