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Young Thai protesters hope for 'game changer' election
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Young Thai protesters hope for ‘game changer’ election

BANGKOK: Three years ago, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul was on the front lines of Thailand‘s democracy movement as thousands of young protesters clashed with police firing teargas…

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Rights groups say second Uyghur dies in Thai detention
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Rights groups say second Uyghur dies in Thai detention

BANGKOK: Human rights organizations urged Thailand on Thursday to improve conditions in its immigration detention facilities after a second asylum seeker from China’s Muslim Uyghur…

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india sugar output news: India's sugar output could fall to 32.8 mln tonnes: ISMA
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india sugar output news: India’s sugar output could fall to 32.8 mln tonnes: ISMA

India is likely to produce 32.8 million tonnes of sugar in the 2022-2023 marketing year, down 3.5% from the previous forecast, as sugar cane yields…

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Thailand: Heat wave in Thailand prompts warning to stay indoors
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Thailand: Heat wave in Thailand prompts warning to stay indoors

BANGKOK: Extreme heat that has sent temperatures soaring in Thailand as authorities warned people to stay indoors. The Meteorological Department’s forecast on Saturday said the…

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Thailand: Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in Thailand
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Thailand: Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in Thailand

BANGKOK: An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a “drastic increase”…

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UPI is an instant payment system developed by the NPCI. (Representative)
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India, Thailand discuss linking UPI with Prompt Pay Service: Report

India and Thailand on Thursday reviewed the progress of talks on connecting the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) with Prompt Pay Service of the south-east Asian…

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The meeting on Thursday was the first physical meeting of the JTC, which was revived in 2020 after a gap of 17 years. (Twitter/DoC_GoI)
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India and Thailand consider expanding trade basket, address export issues

NEW DELHI: India and Thailand on Thursday stressed the need to establish mutual recognition in key services such as nursing, accounting, audiovisual and medical tourism,…

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india: India's sugar output drops 5.4% y/y as mills close early
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india: India’s sugar output drops 5.4% y/y as mills close early

Indian mills produced 31.1 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on Oct. 1, a fall of 5.4% year on year, as many…

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Thai Shooting: Thai shooting death toll rises to six: police
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Thai Shooting: Thai shooting death toll rises to six: police

BANGKOK: Two more people have been found dead following a weekend shootout in southern Thailand, police said Monday, taking the death toll to six. Police…

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Chinese Deport Thailand: Thai police say Chinese church members to be deported soon
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Chinese Deport Thailand: Thai police say Chinese church members to be deported soon

BANGKOK: More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand after receiving UN refugee status will be deported by…

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