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Call for speedy passage of clean air bill
Read more: Call for speedy passage of clean air billTourism operators hope senators can complete the reading of the clean air bill before the House dissolution in order for it to be enacted during this high season, as northern regions brace for smog.
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Hundreds of Thai returnees stranded at border
Read more: Hundreds of Thai returnees stranded at borderHundreds of Thais seeking to return from the Poipet were stranded at the border across from Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo on Thursday as Cambodian immigration officials were delaying processing, according to local reports.
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People’s Party stalls on deciding who to back for Thai PM
Read more: People’s Party stalls on deciding who to back for Thai PMThe biggest party in Thailand’s parliament held out on Monday in deciding whom it would back to form the next government, prolonging uncertainty as two rival camps jostled for its crucial votes following the prime minister’s sacking.
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Political vacuum unlikely to disrupt budget debate
Read more: Political vacuum unlikely to disrupt budget debateOngoing political changes are unlikely to disrupt the deliberation of the fiscal 2026 budget, says caretaker Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
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Cannabis restricted to 5 medical uses, health authorities say
Read more: Cannabis restricted to 5 medical uses, health authorities sayCannabis buds may legally be used only by patients with five categories of symptoms and must be obtained with a doctor’s prescription, the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine announced on Monday.
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More landmines found laid near Surin’s border with Cambodia
Read more: More landmines found laid near Surin’s border with CambodiaThe Royal Thai Army said on Monday that more PMN-2 anti-personnel landmines, allegedly laid by Cambodian soldiers, had been found in Thai territory in Surin province.
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Storm flooding remains in 9 provinces in North, Northeast
Read more: Storm flooding remains in 9 provinces in North, NortheastFlooding caused by two recent storms continued to make life a misery in parts of nine northern and northeastern provinces on Monday.
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Chaikasem ‘ready!’ to be prime minister, says Pheu Thai
Read more: Chaikasem ‘ready!’ to be prime minister, says Pheu ThaiThe Pheu Thai Party has declared Chaikasem Nitisiri “ready” to be the new prime minister as it battles the Bhumjaithai Party for the lead role in forming a new government.