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Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupply
Read more: Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupplyWhat is causing this stark divide in rice supply, and is there a way to restore balance?
Thailand
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Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’
Read more: Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’The number of days when extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled around the world over the past 75 years, according to new research.
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No new Cambodian workers allowed in
Read more: No new Cambodian workers allowed inThe government has reaffirmed that no new Cambodian migrant workers will be allowed into the country due to security concerns, despite pressure from the private sector.
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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.
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Chinese sneaking into Thailand injured by landmine
Read more: Chinese sneaking into Thailand injured by landmineA Chinese man lost his leg after stepping on a landmine while sneaking into Thailand in a contested border area at Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province early Saturday.
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Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupply
Read more: Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupplyWhat is causing this stark divide in rice supply, and is there a way to restore balance?
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BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi network
Read more: BMA to expand city’s Water Taxi networkThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has unveiled plans to renovate inner-city canals for tourism and improve water-based transport with an expanded Water Taxi service, supported by an on-demand mobile application set to launch by mid-December.
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NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal grows
Read more: NHRC steps in as prison privilege scandal growsFour officials at Bangkok Remand Prison have been dismissed after being found guilty of serious disciplinary violations linked to a prison scandal, while 14 others remain under investigation, said Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat.
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Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step down
Read more: Enraged Hat Yai residents call for mayor to step downThe Hat Yai mayor is facing growing calls to resign as residents remain furious over his underestimation of the severe flooding that left much of the city underwater.