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Thaksin assigned prison duty to supervise drain-cleaning, says daughter
Read more: Thaksin assigned prison duty to supervise drain-cleaning, says daughterFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been given work to do in prison, his daughter revealed on Thursday, saying the corrections chief had assigned her father to help oversee drain-cleaning operations.
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Tourist numbers tumble as Asian markets decline
Read more: Tourist numbers tumble as Asian markets declineThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the country to welcome 33.4 million foreign visitors this year, a 6% year-on-year decline attributed to contractions from the Southeast and East Asian markets.
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Thailand expands universal healthcare to include hormone therapy for LGBTQ+
Read more: Thailand expands universal healthcare to include hormone therapy for LGBTQ+The Ministry of Public Health has approved a 145-million-baht healthcare benefit to provide gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender and gender-diverse individuals under the country’s 30-baht universal healthcare scheme.