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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:45:00 +0700
Temu parent sacks dozens after brawl with Chinese regulators
PDD Holdings Inc, the parent of the popular e-commerce platform Temu, has fired a government relations team in Shanghai following a fistfight between employees and visiting Chinese regulators, according to people familiar with the matter.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:13:00 +0700
National karate coach dies in road accident after SEA Games wins
The sports community is mourning the loss of Kanokporn Donsumran, a member of Thailand’s national karate coaching staff, who died in a road accident in Loei province after completing her duties at the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:19:00 +0700
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0700
Bank of Thailand cuts rates to support weak economy
The Bank of Thailand cut its key interest rate on Wednesday, as widely expected, as it looks to support a slowing economy grappling with multiple challenges including political uncertainty, a strengthening baht and US tariffs.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:07:00 +0700
Thai troops begin operation to find soldiers killed in Surin border clash
The Royal Thai Army launched an urgent mission on Wednesday to find two soldiers missing believed killed after an overnight clash with Cambodian troops along the forested border in Surin province.

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Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:19:00 +0700
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:30:00 +0700
Bank of Thailand cuts rates to support weak economy
The Bank of Thailand cut its key interest rate on Wednesday, as widely expected, as it looks to support a slowing economy grappling with multiple challenges including political uncertainty, a strengthening baht and US tariffs.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:16:00 +0700
Demand shifts result in national oil plan rejig
The new national oil plan (NOP), which maps out long-term oil usage for the country, is expected to have several revisions as a result of projected shifts in global oil demand, the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) and data centres, says the Depa...

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:57:00 +0700
Cambodia 'hires US lobbyists'
The Defence Ministry has confirmed reports that Cambodia has hired a US-based lobbying firm to wage what it described as an "information war" aimed at swaying international opinion against Thailand amid the ongoing border dispute.

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:38:00 +0700
Funds set for border defence
The cabinet has approved an allocation of 2.44 billion baht from the central fund for the 2026 fiscal year to reinforce the military and shore up border security amid ongoing fighting along the Thai-Cambodia border.

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