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Wan backs call for three referenda

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House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha on Friday backed a recommendation made by the charter referendum study panel that three referenda should be held if the entire charter is to be amended.

Angels urged to fight on as draw dents title hopes

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Totchtawan Sripan urged his Bangkok United side to keep fighting after the Angels dropped crucial points in a 2-2 draw with Lamphun Warriors in a Thai League 1 game on Thursday night.

Flak for senators' OS trips

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Plans by senators to go overseas on trips costing millions of baht have come under fire as their terms end on May 10.

Putting on a brave face

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Putting on a brave face

Banks note rising profits

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Bangkok Bank (BBL) and SCB X reported slight increases in their net profits in the first quarter this year, fuelled by higher net interest income, but tempered by a rise in loan-loss reserves.

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Sutin denies the end is near

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Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has shrugged off rumours that he will lose his cabinet portfolio in an imminent cabinet reshuffle, saying he could live with whatever decision is made.

Rare bee is spotted for the first time in this country

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Himalayan giant honey bees have been found in Thailand for the first time, prompting experts to proclaim the find was proof the country has a perfect ecological system for rare species.

Stimulus expected to spur developer confidence in Q2

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Sentiment among housing developers is expected to significantly improve in the second quarter following the implementation of property stimulus measures approved earlier this month.

Gold price peaks as SET index dips

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Domestic prices of gold reached a new record high of 42,000 baht per baht-weight early Friday as the Stock of Thailand (SET) index sunk to a three-year low of less than 1,350 points, with unease in the Middle East sending investors rushing…

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Cops hit vape shops eyeing students

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Police have raided five e-cigarette shops near universities and communities in Bangkok and seized 10,000 e-cigarettes worth three million baht.

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Israel’s Iran attack ‘carefully calibrated’

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Israel’s apparent strike on Iran after days of hesitation was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact that it happened at all shattered a taboo on direct attacks that Tehran broke days…

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Diesel price rising by another 50 satang

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Diesel prices will rise by 50 satang a litre on Saturday after an excise tax cut for the fuel expires, energy policy makers said on Friday.

Burglars caught with B37m in stolen cash

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Two men are in custody after breaking into a house in Chiang Mai and stealing cash and assets worth more than 76 million baht, police said on Friday.

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PM reviews plans to fix Phuket traffic

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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin met local authorities in Phuket on Friday to follow up on construction plans aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in the island province.

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PM touts plan to build world’s tallest tower

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A group of investors led by a Dubai-based real estate developer is in talks to build a mixed-use tower in Thailand that may vie for the title of the world’s tallest building, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

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Polish man jumps to death from cellular tower

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SURAT THANI: A 49-year-old Polish man died after jumping from a cellular tower in Chaiya district of this southern province on Friday morning.

Beijing orders Apple to pull WhatsApp from China store

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Apple Inc said that it removed Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the country’s security.

Deputy minister's son gets suspended jail term for drink driving

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A son of a deputy minister has been sentenced to two months in jail, suspended for two years, for charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing police duty.

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Airlines reroute flights after Israeli attack on Iran

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SYDNEY - Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight tracking…

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Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter?

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LONDON - Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the cryptocurrency's value as an increasingly scarce commodity, or little more than a technical change talked up by speculators…

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French woman arrested for alleged B200m ransom plot

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A French woman has been arrested at a hotel in Bangkok on suspicion of masterminding a plot to abduct the daughter of a prominent businesswoman in exchange for a 200-million-baht ransom.

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Thais ranked 6th among visitors to Japan in March

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BANGKOK/TOKYO - Thai tourists to Japan ranked sixth in March, contributing to a total number of foreign visitors to the country that soared to over 3.08 million, marking the first time the tally exceeded the 3-million mark in a single…

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Suspect in Thai woman’s murder in London ‘has fled UK’

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A suspect linked to the murder of a young Thai woman who was found stabbed to death in London is believed to have fled abroad, according to UK media reports.

Israeli officials claim strikes on Iran

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The Israeli military struck Iran early Friday, according to two Israeli defence officials, in what appeared to be Israel's first military response to Iran's attack on Israel five days earlier.

Permanent secretary for commerce dies

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Keerati Rushchano, the permanent secretary for commerce, died on Friday at the age of 56.

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Son fears Suu Kyi being used as ‘human shield’

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LONDON - The son of detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says he fears she is being used as a “human shield” in the military junta’s conflict with resistance fighters.

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Stocks sink, oil surges on reports of Middle East attacks

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OKYO: Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while the dollar, yen, oil and gold surged after reports of a sharp escalation in Middle East hostilities.

Explosions heard near Iranian airport, reason unknown

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DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran's Fars news agency said on Friday that explosions were heard near the airport at the country's central Isfahan city, but the reason was unknown.

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Restaurateurs adapting to maintain competitiveness

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While monitoring domestic purchasing power, Thai restaurant operators have adapted to stay competitive and grow their businesses in response to evolving customer preferences and lifestyles, says the head of a conglomerate.

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Taiwan's Somnics co-invests in factory

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The government plan to develop Thailand as a medical hub in Southeast Asia has encouraged Thai and Taiwanese medical equipment companies to co-invest to build a new factory here, aiming to establish an export base for a variety of products…