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Anucha sets out five-point plan for city

Democrat Party candidate for Bangkok governor Anucha Burapachaisri has unveiled a five-point platform to tackle traffic congestion, waste management, public health, economic opportunities and government transparency, while insisting his campaign remains competitive despite trailing rivals in recent opinion polls.

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Mallika pitches AI solutions; Anucha targets waste

Bangkok governor candidate Mallika Boonmeetrakul Mahasuk pledged to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle traffic congestion and flooding, while rival Anucha Burapachaisri of the Democrat Party vowed to overhaul Bangkok's waste-collection system as campaigning intensified in the final week before the June 28 election.

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Chadchart widens lead in race for Bangkok governor

Chadchart Sittipunt has gained more popularity among voters, who will drop the ballots in elections for a Bangkok governor and city councillors in less than two weeks.

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Busy day on city campaign trail

Key candidates in the June 28 Bangkok governor race continued to court voters on Saturday, pitching policies that range from public safety and environmental protection to economic revitalisation and transport improvements, as the campaign entered its final stretch.

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Abhisit confident Democrats can win back Bangkok voters

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has expressed confidence that the party can persuade Bangkok voters backing incumbent Chadchart Sittipunt to support Democrat gubernatorial candidate Anucha Burapachaisri and the party’s council candidates in the June 28 election.

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16 throw hat in ring for governor post

A total of 16 candidates officially entered the race for Bangkok governor on Thursday as registration for the gubernatorial and city council elections opened ahead of the June 28 voting day.

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Registration opens for Bangkok governor candidates

The registration of candidates for the Bangkok governor election on June 28 began at City Hall in Din Daeng district of the capital on Thursday morning.

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Division in the opposition

Thailand’s political opposition is beginning to show a more deliberate strategic division of roles, with the two main opposition forces — the People’s Party (PP) and the Democrat Party — pursuing markedly different agendas against the government.

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Anucha resigns as PM's spokesman to take MP post

Anucha Burapachaisri, the prime minister's deputy secretary-general and acting government spokesman, has resigned to fill a vacancy as a list MP of the United Thai Nation Party.

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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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Four Thai hotels among ‘world’s top 10’

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has welcomed the news that four hotels in Thailand have received top-10 scores by La Liste, an authoritative French hotel and restaurant rating guide, a government spokesman says.

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PM hails growth in Thai-Chinese trading ties

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has hailed the rapid growth in Thai-Chinese trading ties that has led to the expansion of economic and trade cooperation in Shandong, a coastal province in eastern China.

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Cabinet sets Yellow Line ticket prices

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Yellow Line monorail fares with collection starting on July 3, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

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Fiscal fundamentals remain 'solid'

Thailand's financial and treasury fiscal fundamentals remained solid in the first eight months of fiscal 2023, with revenue collection exceeding the government's target by up to 122 billion baht.

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Thailand is 2nd most popular destination - Agoda

Thailand is the second most popular destination country, and Bangkok is the most popular city for travellers who use the online travel platform Agoda, according to its recent analysis of booking data.

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PM welcomes Thai name selection for star, planet

The prime minister has welcomed reports that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has selected Thai-nominated names for distant celestial bodies.

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Govt to promote new silk products for export

Thailand is planning to promote premium silk products to target young buyers in Japan, South Korea and Italy, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Saturday.

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Ethanol to be used in making bioplastics

The cabinet has endorsed the promotion of the use of ethanol to produce bioplastics to create environmentally-friendly materials, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

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PM updated on nuclear fusion progress

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is pleased with the development of Thailand's Tokamak I (TT-1) nuclear fusion energy technology, saying it will play an important role in the country's sustainable energy aspirations.

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Highway 12 to economic heaven

The completion of Highway 12 -- a 793-km transport corridor linking Tak in the North with Mukdahan in the Northeast -- will provide immense business opportunities as the emerging economic driver in the region, according to local transport and tourism industry leaders.

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Prayut commends Lisa Blackpink for promo role

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has praised K-pop singer Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban, a member of the K-Pop group Blackpink, for promoting Thailand and helping to increase the value of the country's economy.

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Phase 1 of high-speed rail ready ‘by 2026’

The first phase of a high-speed railway that will eventually link the Chinese city of Kunming with Bangkok will be completed in 2026, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Thursday.

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Highway 12 expansion completed

The final phase of the expansion of Highway 12 -- which links Thailand with Myanmar and Laos in Tak and Mukdahan, respectively -- has been completed, which the government hopes will boost cross-border economic activities between the three countries.

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Chinese interest is a boon for fledgling EV industry, says govt

Three China-based global manufacturers of batteries for electric vehicles (EV) have expressed interest in investing in Thailand, which would spur growth in the EV industry here, according to the government.

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Extension granted to migrant workforce

Concern over a domestic labour shortage has eased after the cabinet on Tuesday approved an extension to employment contracts that allow more than 200,000 migrant workers to keep their jobs.

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