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Wage strike by Malaysian bus drivers plying Johor-Singapore Causeway left thousands of commuters stranded
Read more: Wage strike by Malaysian bus drivers plying Johor-Singapore Causeway left thousands of commuters strandedA driver who works for Handal Indah – which operates the Causeway Link bus service between Singapore and Malaysia – told CNA that the drivers from his firm had protested over a pay dispute.
Thailand
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DBD names 6 firms in coconut probe
Read more: DBD names 6 firms in coconut probeAuthorities have named six firms suspected of running foreign-controlled coconut businesses through Thai nominees, while preparing legal amendments to close regulatory loopholes.
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What men cannot say
Read more: What men cannot sayHamnet and Sentimental Value are among the most triumphant films released in 2025. Both critically acclaimed family dramas beautifully capture, through cinematography and storytelling, the unravelling of a family bound to an absent father figure.
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Southern flood damage exceeds B500bn
Read more: Southern flood damage exceeds B500bnCatastrophic flooding in the South has inflicted economic losses exceeding 500 billion baht, the Finance Ministry has estimated.
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PM unveils B3.78tn budget
Read more: PM unveils B3.78tn budgetPrime Minister Anutin Chanvirakul on Monday unveiled the 3.788‑trillion‑baht 2027 budget, saying the plan must tackle economic, social, environmental and security challenges while easing long‑term fiscal burdens. The framework, endorsed last week, set expenditures at 3.78 trillion baht, a deficit of 788 billion and estimated revenue of 3 trillion.
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Landmine casualties hit 4-year high as states exit ban treaty
Read more: Landmine casualties hit 4-year high as states exit ban treatyGENEVA – Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty banning their use, a new report showed on Monday.
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Wage strike by Malaysian bus drivers plying Johor-Singapore Causeway left thousands of commuters stranded
Read more: Wage strike by Malaysian bus drivers plying Johor-Singapore Causeway left thousands of commuters strandedA driver who works for Handal Indah – which operates the Causeway Link bus service between Singapore and Malaysia – told CNA that the drivers from his firm had protested over a pay dispute.
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Ultrafine dust levels unsafe in most of Thailand
Read more: Ultrafine dust levels unsafe in most of ThailandUltrafine dust was at unsafe levels in Bangkok and 47 provinces over the past 24 hours, as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
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Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fix
Read more: Travel worries ease as Airbus delivers quick software fixPARIS – Fears of days of travel chaos across the world eased on Saturday after the plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to deliver a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on 6,000 of its stalwart A320 passenger jets.
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Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recall
Read more: Global flights in chaos as top-selling Airbus jet hit by recallHONG KONG — Airlines across the world cancelled hundreds of flights on Saturday and scrambled to adjust schedules, as a major Airbus software glitch threatened to derail a crucial holiday travel season.