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Phuket City sounds alarm over mounting waste
Read more: Phuket City sounds alarm over mounting wastePHUKET – Officials in Phuket City are alarmed by the increasing amount of waste that now exceeds its capacity to handle, urging other local administrations to abandon their complacency and join the fight against garbage.
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BoT measures to halt rapid baht uptick
Read more: BoT measures to halt rapid baht uptickThe Bank of Thailand’s proposed tax reforms, tightening of gold oversight, and an anticipated interest rate cut could ease upward pressure on the baht, which has appreciated nearly 7% year-to-date to trade at stronger than 32 baht to the dollar, according to pundits.
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Heavy rain causing flooding, landslides, death in the North
Read more: Heavy rain causing flooding, landslides, death in the NorthHeavy rain caused flooding, landslides, death and misery across eight provinces in the North and the Northeast on Wednesday.
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Former Aids hospice abbot denies all fraud charges
Read more: Former Aids hospice abbot denies all fraud chargesThe former abbot of the Aids hospice at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu and his fund-raiser on Wednesday denied all the fraud and embezzlement charges against them as a court approved a police request to extend their detention.
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Foreign tourists attack lifeguard, pay B200,000 compensation
Read more: Foreign tourists attack lifeguard, pay B200,000 compensationPHUKET – A group of foreign tourists who assaulted a lifeguard at Nai Harn Beach in Phuket have agreed to pay the man 200,000 baht in compensation after a video showing the attack was widely shared on social media.
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Dismantling stigma for people living with HIV
Read more: Dismantling stigma for people living with HIVWat Phrabat Namphu in Lop Buri province has long been seen as a sanctuary for People Living with HIV (PLHIV), a place of last resort for those abandoned by families and shunned by society.
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Ex-abbot comes clean about pre-monkhood life
Read more: Ex-abbot comes clean about pre-monkhood lifeThe embattled former abbot of Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu has broken his silence about his early life, admitting he evaded military service and assumed a friend’s identity before illegally entering Malaysia where he worked for several years before returning to Thailand.
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Paetongtarn confident of return as PM
Read more: Paetongtarn confident of return as PMSuspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed optimism about resuming her duties during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, voicing her determination to return to work later this week.