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Public anger over excessively strict eligibility criteria for the state welfare card scheme, which left millions of impoverished people out in the cold, is the latest issue draining support for the Anutin government. Faced with criticism from all sides -- not to mention heartbreaking reports of poverty-stricken people being disqualified…

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Border spat simmers on a year in

One year has passed since the first Cambodian rocket landed in Kantharalak district, Si Sa Ket province. It remains one of the hardest-hit areas by the armed conflict along the Thailand-Cambodian border, which has forced nearly 200,000 people across seven border provinces to flee their homes and seek safety in…

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Time to put peace first

This week marks the first anniversary of the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, which erupted after a BM-21 rocket attack killed 11 Thai civilians, including a nine-year-old child, in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket. Although the two countries have observed a ceasefire since late December, the path to lasting peace remains…

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Last year, World Beat went to the annual Boon Phra Wet Festival in Roi Et City in Isan. The three-day event celebrated one of the monthly merit-making ceremonies -- heet sip song -- with parades, huge dance performances (10,101 dancers on the streets), Buddhist sermons and nightly molam stages for…

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Sounds Of Wireless gives young musicians a stage to grow

Presented by the Royal Bangkok Symphony Music School, Sounds Of Wireless, a monthly series transforms the open lobby of 140 Wireless into a performance space where young musicians can rehearse, perform before live audiences, showcase their abilities and gain professional experience.

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Perfect storm led by $100 oil batters shares

RECAP: Asian equity prices fell on Friday as world markets faced a perfect storm of $100 oil prices, resurgent Middle East fighting and worries about the AI investment boom.

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UNHCR urges support after Venezuela quake

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is urgently scaling up its emergency response in Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes which took place last month, providing life-saving protection, emergency relief assistance and shelter support to thousands of people affected by the disaster.

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Government shifts gears

The Anutin Charnvirakul administration appears to be entering a new phase of governance — one marked less by headline-grabbing populist initiatives than by difficult policy recalibrations. Over the past few weeks, the government has quietly delayed, suspended or softened a number of high-profile initiatives, the latest being the Commerce Ministry’s…

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James hopes to bring title magic to Philadelphia 76ers

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - LeBron James announced on Friday he will play for the Philadelphia 76ers next season, with the 41-year-old NBA superstar hoping to transform another franchise into a championship team.

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Thailand’s King Power explores Leicester sale

The Thai owners of Leicester City FC are reportedly considering selling the club that has gone from the height of Premier League glory a decade ago to struggling in English football’s third tier.

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French holiday haven becomes a disaster zone

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Famous as a summer getaway for the likes of French actors Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin, the Cap Ferret peninsula has turned into a disaster zone due to wildfires, with more than 35,000 people evacuated by road and sea.

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Thailand ‘needs to speed clean energy shift’

Thailand faces growing risks of another surge in global oil prices as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East threaten energy supplies, highlighting the urgent need to accelerate the country’s transition to clean energy, vice-Finance Minister Santitarn Sathirathai said on Friday.

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Ex-refinery price of diesel cut to curb pump prices

Thai energy authorities have approved a reduction of the diesel ex-refinery price by 2.40 baht a litre to curb rising domestic fuel prices as global oil prices fluctuate.

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Ukraine and Russia trade deadly long-range strikes

KYIV - At least 17 people were killed Friday in Russian and Ukrainian long-range strikes — including just outside Kyiv and hundreds of miles east of Moscow — as both sides intensify strikes with diplomacy in a deadlock.

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Guru By Bangkok Post's weekly pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.

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17 held after online store scam ring busted

Thai police have dismantled a fraudulent investment network that lured victims into opening fake online stores under the name “Style Cycle”, arresting 17 suspects and seizing assets worth more than 23 million baht.

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Hospital probes infant death after NICU lunch party

ANG THONG - Ang Thong Hospital has expressed condolences to the family of a five-day-old infant who died in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and acknowledged that hospital staff had held a lunch gathering in an area adjacent to the ward, separated from patients only by a plastic curtain.

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Klopp handed task of reviving Germany’s football fortunes

FRANKFURT - Jurgen Klopp has been named Germany coach, the former Liverpool manager given the task of rebuilding the struggling European giants, the national federation (DFB) announced on Friday.

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Rugby brain injury court case at risk of collapse

LONDON - A landmark legal case involving hundreds of former rugby players who allege they suffered brain injuries during their careers is on the brink of collapse.

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Thai woman berates noisy tourists on BTS

A heated confrontation between a Thai woman and a group of foreign teenage tourists aboard a Bangkok BTS Skytrain on Friday has gone viral, triggering widespread debate on social media over public behaviour and cultural respect.

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Thousands flee wildfires in southern Europe

LEGE-CAP-FERRET, France - Luggage-toting residents and tourists fled a French peninsula by boat and the smell of smoke drifted into parts of Madrid on Friday as wildfires swept through parts of western Europe, triggering states of emergencies and calls for EU help.

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Narathiwat taps into martial law measures after deadly ranger attack

NARATHIWAT - Stricter security measures allowed under martial law have been imposed across Narathiwat amid efforts to track down militants responsible for an attack that killed five paramilitary rangers earlier in the week.

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Malaysia's resource anxiety tests Asia's fastest data centre build-out

HONG KONG/JOHOR, Malaysia - After leapfrogging Singapore to become the region's fastest-growing data centre hub, Malaysia is facing intensifying scrutiny as the resources debate that has complicated the industry's growth spreads to emerging Asia.

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