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Commentary: Southeast Asia can help manage growing risks of conflict in Taiwan Strait
Read more: Commentary: Southeast Asia can help manage growing risks of conflict in Taiwan StraitSoutheast Asian countries can spur thinking on the Taiwan question by prodding Washington to match its words with deeds, says a foreign policy analyst.
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Singaporean motorists relieved over avoided fines but frustrated over VEP hurdles, as Malaysia starts enforcement
Read more: Singaporean motorists relieved over avoided fines but frustrated over VEP hurdles, as Malaysia starts enforcementStarting Tuesday (Jul 1), Singaporean drivers caught without a valid Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) in Malaysia will be fined RM300 (US$72). CNA looks at the first day of enforcement in Johor Bahru.
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Venezuela’s Maduro in custody, Trump says US will run the country
Read more: Venezuela’s Maduro in custody, Trump says US will run the countryCARACAS/NEW YORK – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious U.S. raid to capture the South American leader and take control of the country and its vast oil reserves.
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Thailand accuses Cambodia of war crimes
Read more: Thailand accuses Cambodia of war crimesThailand has accused Cambodia of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law in attacking Thai civilian areas and discarding the bodies of its own soldiers on the battlefield.
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Team to probe money flows linked to baht
Read more: Team to probe money flows linked to bahtA special team has been established to investigate money flows potentially linked to baht movements, with operations set to begin immediately after the new government is sworn in.
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Super typhoon lashes Philippines on track toward Hong Kong
Read more: Super typhoon lashes Philippines on track toward Hong KongHong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off the northern coast of the Philippines with tree-snapping winds.
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PM Anutin says no policy to replace House Speaker Wan
Read more: PM Anutin says no policy to replace House Speaker WanPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday overrode a call by a Bhumjaithai Party MP for House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha to resign, saying that was not party policy.
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Commentary: Southeast Asia can help manage growing risks of conflict in Taiwan Strait
Read more: Commentary: Southeast Asia can help manage growing risks of conflict in Taiwan StraitSoutheast Asian countries can spur thinking on the Taiwan question by prodding Washington to match its words with deeds, says a foreign policy analyst.
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Singaporean motorists relieved over avoided fines but frustrated over VEP hurdles, as Malaysia starts enforcement
Read more: Singaporean motorists relieved over avoided fines but frustrated over VEP hurdles, as Malaysia starts enforcementStarting Tuesday (Jul 1), Singaporean drivers caught without a valid Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) in Malaysia will be fined RM300 (US$72). CNA looks at the first day of enforcement in Johor Bahru.
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Pheu Thai slams Anutin govt as ‘Buri Ram power’ network
Read more: Pheu Thai slams Anutin govt as ‘Buri Ram power’ networkThe opposition Pheu Thai Party has vowed to scrutinise ministers in the new Bhumjaithai Party (BJT)-led government, branding some as part of a “Buri Ram power connection” with political influence networks that could undermine high-profile legal cases.
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Ex-PM Thaksin suffering neck bone deterioration in Bangkok prison
Read more: Ex-PM Thaksin suffering neck bone deterioration in Bangkok prisonConvicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is suffering from neck bone deterioration in the Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok and a doctor will examine him there on Monday, according to the Department of Corrections.
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A week of heavy rains and possible flooding in many parts of Thailand
Read more: A week of heavy rains and possible flooding in many parts of ThailandWeather forecasters predict heavy rain and possible flooding in Greater Bangkok, the East, the North and the Northeast from Sunday to Saturday this week due to the influence of Typhoon Ragasa in the Pacific Ocean.