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WORLD19h agoThailand braces for US-Iran falloutThe National Security Council (NSC) will convene an urgent meeting on Wednesday to review national preparedness measures amid growing concerns over the situation in the Middle East.bangkokpost · thailand
CONFLICT1d agoThailand suspends unofficial border trade for seven days amid Myanmar clashesThailand suspends trade through unofficial crossings in Mae Sot and Phop Phra for seven days after fighting in Myanmar injures a Thai resident.nationthailand · thailand
POLITICS2d agoThailand revokes naturalised head rabbi’s citizenship over repeated US passport useThailand’s government said on Thursday it had revoked the citizenship of a prominent head rabbi who was a naturalised Thai, as the country tightens enforcement of its immigration laws. Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor’s Thai citizenship was stripped over his repeated use of his US passport after naturalisation in 2013, according to an interior ministry statement. The order was signed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is also interior minister. Thai law prohibits naturalised citizens from...South China Morning Post
HEALTH2d agoLagarde’s bandages due to a ‘little skin cancer,’ not ‘kick-boxing in Thailand’In a video to staff, seen by POLITICO, the outgoing ECB president says her coverings are due to "a little skin cancer that had to go."Politico Europe
HEALTH2d agoThailand and Vietnam meat seizures highlight deepening risk of unsafe food on the tableA flurry of meat seizures across Thailand and Vietnam has raised fears of animal-borne diseases devastating regional livestock populations and unsafe food ending up on consumers’ plates. Driven by rising energy and logistics costs, unscrupulous suppliers have targeted restaurants and wet markets desperate to protect margins by sourcing cheap, unregulated cuts – even those past their expiry date or tainted with disease. On October 21, police in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai dismantled a...South China Morning Post
WORLD2d agoThailand moves to seize US$1 billion in scam assets from money laundering groupThai authorities have vowed to seize more than US$1 billion in assets from a group accused of laundering proceeds from Southeast Asia-based scam syndicates. A criminal court issued arrest warrants on Tuesday for the alleged ringleader, South African Benjamin Mauerberger, his Thai wife Cattaliya Beevor, Cambodian businessman Yim Leak and four others, police said. Media reports have previously linked Smith, also known as Ben Smith, to transnational scam operations in Cambodia, part of a...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT3d agoViolence Flares Again in Thailand’s Deep SouthWith a pro-military government in power and nationalism on the rise, locals fear further escalation.Foreign Policy
POLITICS5d agoThailand launches US$1.5 billion household solar pushThe solar panel subsidy is expected to be approved at a cabinet meeting on Oct 27.straitstimes · singapore
POLITICS6d agoIndia Foreign Ministry Holds Live Briefing on Prime Minister Upcoming Visit to Thailand and Sri LankaIndia's Foreign Ministry is holding a live briefing regarding the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Thailand and Sri Lanka. This signals important diplomatic engagements and strengthens bilateral relations between these countries.lankanewspapers.com · Sri Lanka
WORLD6d agoNovel idea: Thailand, Vietnam take books on the road in reading driveTran Dai Thang spotted two young people who had picked up their drinks at a pop-up cafe beside his travelling bookstore and were about to leave, so he called them over. One of them said they did not read books, Thang recalled. But he kept the conversation going and eventually persuaded the visitor to buy a book for 10,000 dong (US$0.40) – heavily discounted from its original price of 45,000 dong. For Thang, an artist and publisher, the small sale mattered far less than the fact that someone who...South China Morning Post
DISASTER6d agoHeavy rain forecast for southern Thailand as upper regions face stormsFlash floods and fast-flowing run-off could affect the South, while gusts and lightning are forecast in upper Thailand. Waves will exceed two metres in thundershowers.nationthailand · thailand