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Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drills
Read more: Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drillsTaiwan took delivery last year of the first 11 of 29 HIMARS units, testing them for the first time in May.
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US begins ‘major combat operations’ in Iran
Read more: US begins ‘major combat operations’ in IranThe United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, US and Israeli officials said, following weeks of threats by President Donald Trump to launch a major assault.
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Outspoken Thai doctor gives up medical licence
Read more: Outspoken Thai doctor gives up medical licenceA well-known Thai dermatologist and online personality has returned her medical licence to the Medical Council of Thailand, declaring she could no longer tolerate the “distorted system”.
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Seoul relaxes job visa criteria for young Thais who speak Korean
Read more: Seoul relaxes job visa criteria for young Thais who speak KoreanThe South Korean embassy has announced a relaxation of criteria for young Thais who can speak Korean seeking employment visas.
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Coalition MP’s assets seized in gambling probe
Read more: Coalition MP’s assets seized in gambling probeThe Anti-Money Laundering Office on Tuesday impounded assets worth 159 million baht from coalition MP Chonnapat Naksua and others as part of an investigation into online gambling.
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Fears grow as major dams near capacity
Read more: Fears grow as major dams near capacityThe reservoir behind the Bhumibol Dam in Tak province could reach full capacity within two days, according to PM’s Office Minister Paradorn Prissanananthakul, as concerns of flooding in various areas of Thailand grow.
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Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drills
Read more: Taiwan deploys advanced US rocket systems in annual drillsTaiwan took delivery last year of the first 11 of 29 HIMARS units, testing them for the first time in May.
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Thailand severs defence contacts with Cambodia over landmine blast
Read more: Thailand severs defence contacts with Cambodia over landmine blastThailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.
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Thai PM Anutin again declares war on scammers
Read more: Thai PM Anutin again declares war on scammersPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vowed to wage an all-out war on scammers as he unveiled the results of a sweeping national operation against online fraud and cybercrime on Monday.
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Thailand rules out extension of stay for Cambodian workers
Read more: Thailand rules out extension of stay for Cambodian workersThe Interior Ministry has rejected a resolution passed by the previous cabinet to allow Cambodian workers to temporarily overstay in Thailand to ease labour shortages.