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Judgement day for Pita Limjaroenrat's quest to become Thailand's 30th prime minister has been set for July 13, 19 and 20. The event is significant because, if Mr Pita is selected, Thailand may see unprecedented changes in the next four years if the campaign policies promised by the Move Forward…

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Trade takes another hit

The value of Thai exports dipped for an eighth consecutive month in May, falling by 4.6% to US$24.3 billion, contributing to an overall decline of 5.1% to $116 billion in the first five months of this year.

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A vanishing heritage

If it were not for a handful of visitors, the Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine would completely vanish. Flanked by metal sheet fences, a narrow alley leads to the remnants of age-old communities. An entrance is adorned with red lanterns. A facade is painted with mythological figures. A roof is…

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Abe Shinzo, it seems we hardly knew you

A year has passed since former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was assassinated by a gunman during a campaign rally in Nara on July 8, 2022. Much like the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas in 1963, Abe's murder marked a watershed moment in Japan's history.

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Dengue cases on rise: DDC

The number of dengue patients recorded in the first half of this year was almost triple the figure recorded in the same period last year, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

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BRICS summit to be 'physical' despite Putin warrant: S.Africa

JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month's BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader.

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Uzbekistan president set to cement rule as voting ends

TASHKENT - Uzbekistan held a presidential election on Sunday that looked set to hand incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev a third term as head of the gas-rich Central Asian state.

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Ukrainian partygoers help clear away ruins of war

YAGIDNE (UKRAINE) - To the sound of club beats, hundreds of young Ukrainians swarmed over the ruins of bombed-out homes in several villages in the north of the country this weekend.

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Pita warns parliamentarians against 'unforgiveable' affront to Thai democracy

Pita Limjaroenrat, the prime ministerial candidate of the election-winning Move Forward Party, on Sunday told parliamentarians that failure to vote for his premiership would be unforgiveable affront to Thai democracy.

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Russian man dies after falling from pagoda in Phuket

A Russian man died after falling from the roof of a pagoda in Phuket on Friday night.

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Democrats fail to pick new leader

A meeting of the Democrat Party failed to elect a new leader and party executives because of a lack of quorum on Sunday.

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UN warns Sudan faces 'full-scale civil war' as air raid kills 22

WAD MADANI, Sudan: Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.

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'Stronger together': Polish leader visits Ukraine ahead of NATO summit

KYIV, Ukraine: Poland's president emphasised the need for unity with Ukraine on Sunday as he visited the country ahead of a NATO summit where Kyiv is hoping to get a clear signal that it could one day join the alliance.

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Activist Ruangkrai continues crusade against PM hopeful Pita

Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana has continued his crusade against Move Forward leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat.

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Missing German man's 'cleaned' Mercedes found in Pattaya

PATTAYA: Police have found a Mercedes-Benz coupe with traces of bathroom cleaner after its owner, a 62-year-old German property broker, went missing on July 4.

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Fake 'transvestite' nabbed for serial rape of aspiring models

Police in Bangkok have arrested a 60-year-old man who allegedly pretended to be a transvestite recruiting beautiful young women for modelling jobs and raped about 100 of them.

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Ukraine’s arms chief, 39, ramps up production in face of missile hits

Just months after he was tapped to oversee Ukraine’s arms industry, Oleksandr Kamyshin says it produced more mortar and artillery shells in June than it made in all of last year.

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PM to inspect Pink Line's progress Monday

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will on Monday inspect the progress of the Pink Line, an elevated monorail train system under construction, prior to it going on a trial run, acting government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said.

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How do ‘Barbie’ and Blackpink figure in a dangerous territorial dispute?

Of all the things that could inflame tensions in a region that could someday be a theatre of war between superpowers, the movie “Barbie” was not an obvious catalyst. Yet here we are.

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Phuket partly flooded, small vehicles stalled

PHUKET: Heavy rains caused flooding and paralysed traffic for small vehicles in this southern resort province on Sunday morning.

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Majority believe 8-party alliance will succeed in making Pita PM: poll

A majority of people believe the eight parties forming the next government will succeed in their push for Pita Limjaroenrat, the Move Forward Party leader, to be prime minister, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

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Yellen says US-China ties on 'surer footing' as wraps up visit

BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that her talks with top Chinese officials have put ties on "surer footing", as she wrapped up a trip aimed at stabilising fraught relations between the world's two biggest economies.

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Govt eyes economic boost from health and wellness tourism

The government is promoting health tourism and related products and services in a new campaign to get overseas visitors to spend at least 18 million baht by this September.

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Democrats prepare to put new pick in hot seat

A new Democrat leader should have a clean track record and a clear vision and be ready to work while in the opposition, said former Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai.

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Move Forward Party faces uncertain fate

The parliamentary vote to select the new prime minister is less than a week away and it is anybody's guess who will emerge as the country's next leader.

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