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From parking row to truck battle in Ayutthaya
Read more: From parking row to truck battle in AyutthayaAYUTTHAYA: A parking dispute between an eatery owner’s group and a customer’s family escalated into a fight and then a truck-ramming battle in front of the restaurant in Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya district on Saturday.
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PM vows to fast-track B100-billion flood drainage project
Read more: PM vows to fast-track B100-billion flood drainage projectPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the immediate disbursement of flood relief funds next week and pledged to fast-track a long-term drainage project worth 100 billion baht to tackle recurring flood crises.
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Thai-US tariff talks start on Thursday in Washington
Read more: Thai-US tariff talks start on Thursday in WashingtonFinance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira will meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Thursday, beginning much-anticipated tariff negotiations between Thailand and the United States.
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People’s Party reminds members they must not support coups
Read more: People’s Party reminds members they must not support coupsThe People’s Party has reminded members not to “step over the party line” by showing any support for a coup to solve the political crisis.
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Thailand hasn’t sealed border, Cambodia has, says Phumtham
Read more: Thailand hasn’t sealed border, Cambodia has, says PhumthamDefence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has rejected Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s assertion Thailand has sought agreement on reopening the border, saying the border is not sealed.
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River contamination tops govt’s Chiang Rai to-do list
Read more: River contamination tops govt’s Chiang Rai to-do listThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will send an expert team to discuss measures to solve arsenic contamination in the Kok River with Myanmar authorities next week, said Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa.
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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.