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Commentary: Why are Taiwan’s roads so deadly for pedestrians?
Read more: Commentary: Why are Taiwan’s roads so deadly for pedestrians?Recent fatal accidents in Taiwan have triggered swift responses from officials. But without structural reform and clear accountability, its roads remain dangerous for pedestrians, says Dr Tsu-Jui Cheng, a professor at the National Cheng Kung University.
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Students ask court to annul general election
Read more: Students ask court to annul general electionA group of university students on Monday asked the Central Administrative Court to annul the Feb 8 general election, claiming that the barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers could illegally expose voters’ choices.
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Bhumjaithai bags 2 more minnows to boost govt numbers
Read more: Bhumjaithai bags 2 more minnows to boost govt numbersThe Bhumjaithai Party’s campaign to woo small parties to its side continued on Monday with the addition of two more small parties to the new government coalition.
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Malaysia approves 50km border wall facing Narathiwat
Read more: Malaysia approves 50km border wall facing NarathiwatThe Malaysian government has approved the construcion of a wall in Kelantan state along the border with Thailand fronting Narathiwat, and allocated a budget 1.5 billion ringgit (11.5 billion baht) for its implementation.
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PM orders blitz on scams, Thais push for global action
Read more: PM orders blitz on scams, Thais push for global actionPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has instructed the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) to strengthen coordination across agencies to combat online scams and call centre fraud.
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Thailand braces for B100bn hit from dispute with Cambodia
Read more: Thailand braces for B100bn hit from dispute with CambodiaPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s government predicts losses could total 100 billion baht from disruptions to cross-border trade with Cambodia, after a longstanding territorial dispute erupted into armed conflict earlier this year.
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Commentary: Why are Taiwan’s roads so deadly for pedestrians?
Read more: Commentary: Why are Taiwan’s roads so deadly for pedestrians?Recent fatal accidents in Taiwan have triggered swift responses from officials. But without structural reform and clear accountability, its roads remain dangerous for pedestrians, says Dr Tsu-Jui Cheng, a professor at the National Cheng Kung University.
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Thai govt ‘has plan’ to deal with Cambodia
Read more: Thai govt ‘has plan’ to deal with CambodiaPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the government has a plan to deal with the conflict with Cambodia, before warning that any intrusion into the kingdom’s sovereign territory will be met with firm action.
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Thai-Cambodia border committee meeting to flesh out fledgling ‘peace declaration’
Read more: Thai-Cambodia border committee meeting to flesh out fledgling ‘peace declaration’Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow acknowledges the proposed Thailand–Cambodia Relations Declaration, aimed at restoring peace and strengthening bilateral ties, remains vague.
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Thai teens rescued from being lured to Cambodian scam centre
Read more: Thai teens rescued from being lured to Cambodian scam centreThirteen potential scam centre victims, mostly hill tribe members, have been rescued by Thai police in Chanthaburi province as they waited to be transported into Cambodia.