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Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon, lawyer says
Read more: Former Thai PM Thaksin seeks royal pardon, lawyer saysThailand’s influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition for a royal pardon for his one-year jail sentence, his lawyer said on Monday.
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Bangkok hunt for vandals who damaged graffiti art
Read more: Bangkok hunt for vandals who damaged graffiti artBangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt condemned vandals who defaced a newly painted graffiti mural in Charoen Krung Soi 30, calling their actions disrespectful to the artist and the city’s revitalisation efforts.
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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.