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Thai minister Vorapak resigns, denies scam links
Read more: Thai minister Vorapak resigns, denies scam linksDeputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong announced his resignation on Wednesday, insisting he had no connection with transnational scam networks and vowing legal action against those spreading false information.
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Minister on hot seat over scam reports
Read more: Minister on hot seat over scam reportsPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has asked Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong for a written response to allegations that he is linked to Southeast Asian scam networks.
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Senior monk linked to new scandal not from Bangkok, say police
Read more: Senior monk linked to new scandal not from Bangkok, say policeA prominent monk implicated in an alleged embezzlement case involving temple funds and affairs with a woman is based outside of Bangkok, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
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Cambodia denies involvement in landmine blast injuring Thai soldiers
Read more: Cambodia denies involvement in landmine blast injuring Thai soldiersThe Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has firmly denied claims made in Thai media reports alleging that Cambodian forces were responsible for planting landmines that injured three Thai soldiers earlier this week.
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Inside the kill zone of the Ukraine drone war
Read more: Inside the kill zone of the Ukraine drone war“Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones.” A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he’s medically evacuated from the front lines.
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‘Big Tao’ cracking down on misbehaving monks
Read more: ‘Big Tao’ cracking down on misbehaving monksThe deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, has been seen at temple halls across several provinces in the past couple of days.
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MFA to lodge complaint
Read more: MFA to lodge complaintThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is preparing to lodge a formal protest against Cambodia after three Thai soldiers were injured by an anti-personnel landmine near the Thai-Cambodian border in what may be a breach of the Ottawa Convention.
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Nation edgy as decision day looms
Read more: Nation edgy as decision day loomsThe new US tariffs are set to have global repercussions and impact various countries unless negotiations for more favourable rates can be achieved prior to Aug 1.