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Thailand says to discuss tariffs with United States on Apr 21
BANGKOK: Thailand’s finance and commerce ministers will lead a delegation to the United States to meet Trump administration officials and…
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US academic facing Thai royal defamation charge released on bail
BANGKOK: A US academic charged with breaking Thailand’s strict royal defamation laws will appeal against a decision to revoke his…
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Prominent US academic detained on Thai royal insult charge
BANGKOK: A prominent American academic was detained on Tuesday (Apr 8) and charged with insulting Thailand’s monarchy, his lawyer told AFP,…
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Thailand’s Hua Hin set to receive international flights – can tourism take off amid traffic, water woes?
PROMOTING UNIQUENESS OF DESTINATION Sharing the spoils of – and the responsibilities for – Thailand’s burgeoning tourism industry is an…
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Trump’s 25% auto tariffs: Price cuts and ‘safe mode’ – how Southeast Asia players might ride out turbulence
Both Malaysia and Indonesia have far thinner auto trade links with the US, with the countries’ total vehicle parts exports…
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Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000; heat and rains fuel disease risk
BANGKOK: Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid…
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Thailand has ‘strong plan’ to handle US tariffs, hopes to negotiate: PM
Thailand’s Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said the government was not surprised to be hit with tariffs, though the level…
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India’s Modi heads to Thailand for regional summit
NEW DELHI: India’s prime minister flew to Bangkok on Thursday (Apr 3) for a regional summit and talks with his…
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Why are Trump’s tariffs in Southeast Asia highest among Indochina countries?
HOW SHOULD ASEAN COUNTRIES REACT? Malaysia, which will see its exports to the US get hit by a 24 per…
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Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow
CALL FOR PEACE Min Aung Hlaing said on Tuesday that the death toll had risen to 2,719, with more than…
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