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  • August 15, 2022

Progressive Movement candidate wins Dan Samrong sub-district mayoral by-election

The Progressive Movement’s candidate won Samut Prakan’s Dan Samrong sub-district’s mayoral by-election yesterday (Sunday) in the unofficial count, beating the runner up by more than 2,000 votes.The candidate, Paisan Weerachartwattana, will succeed his …

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  • August 15, 2022

Former park chief indicted for murder over enforced disappearance of Karen activist

The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has decided to indict former Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn for pre-meditated murder over the disappearance and presumed death of indigenous Karen activist Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, ak…

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  • August 15, 2022

Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit

BEIJING/TAIPEI, China’s military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of U.S. lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and met President Tsai Ing-wen, who said her government was committed to maintaining stability.The…

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  • August 15, 2022

Thai woman arriving from Dubai confirmed as Thailand’s 5th monkeypox case

The Ministry of Public Health confirmed Thailand’s fifth monkeypox case today (Monday), in a Thai woman who has recently returned to the country from Dubai.Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that the 25-year-old was found to have blisters …

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