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SkillsFuture an ‘ideal model’ for SE Asia
Read more: SkillsFuture an ‘ideal model’ for SE AsiaSingapore’s transformation into a global economic powerhouse offers a roadmap for Southeast Asian nations seeking to navigate an era of global uncertainty, says Heng Swee Keat, chairman of Singapore’s National Research Foundation and former deputy prime minister.
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Fiscal 2025 collection to miss target
Read more: Fiscal 2025 collection to miss targetThe government’s revenue collection for fiscal 2025, which comes to a close at the end of this month, is expected to miss the state target.
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Defrocked monks face criminal investigation
Read more: Defrocked monks face criminal investigationThai police have called for monastic action against senior monks implicated in the “Sika Golf” sex scandal, amid a rise in misconduct cases and apparent attempts to evade investigation.
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Cambodian genocide sites added to World Heritage list
Read more: Cambodian genocide sites added to World Heritage listThree torture and execution sites used by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia to perpetrate genocide 50 years ago have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List.
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Floods, runoff ravage northern Thailand
Read more: Floods, runoff ravage northern ThailandHeavy overnight rain has triggered widespread flooding in many northern provinces of Thailand, with Phrae bearing the brunt as runoff swept through communities and farmland in Song district. No injuries or deaths were reported.
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Piyabutr slams MPs over S112 amnesty
Read more: Piyabutr slams MPs over S112 amnestyPiyabutr Saengkanokkul, secretary-general of the Progressive Movement, criticised politicians for not backing an amnesty for lese majeste offences as the House of Representatives began deliberating five bills aimed at fostering reconciliation and granting amnesty for political offences.
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Shares rise as investors shrug off Trump threats
Read more: Shares rise as investors shrug off Trump threatsRECAP: Asian stock markets forged ahead on Friday, as investors saw US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats as more of a strategic move to extract concessions in trade talks now in focus before an Aug 1 deadline.
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Bangkok Horror Film Festival 2025
Read more: Bangkok Horror Film Festival 2025A Bangkok heritage building since 1914, Maen Sri Waterworks, was transformed into a horror site, featured in the Bangkok Horror Film Festival 2025 held from July 4 to 6, with film talks, short-film contest and food and music fair. Being held for the first time in the city, the event received good feedback, welcoming over…
