RECAP: Asian equities traded in a narrow range ahead on Friday as investors awaited a key speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that could shed light on the direction of monetary policy. Many traders are scaling back bets on an imminent US interest-rate cut.

The government has confirmed that compensation for Thai citizens affected by recent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border will be provided in accordance with existing regulations, according to acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

The Immigration Bureau (IB) has revoked temporary stay permits for nearly 10,000 foreign nationals whose visa status failed to comply with the regulations, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) said.

ROME – The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first time it has done so in the Middle East, with experts warning that 500,000 people face “catastrophic” hunger.

A lawmaker in Kelantan state has urged Malaysians to put on hold plans to cross the border to Thailand, including during the forthcoming holiday, after a car bomb in Tak Bai district in Narathiwat province that injured three defence volunteers.

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