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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:08:00 +0700
Myanmar set to restart contentious $3.6 billion dam project backed by China
NAY PYI DAW — Myanmar's new government aims to complete within roughly eight years a contentious US$3.6 billion dam project at Myitsone in northern Kachin state, said two ​sources with knowledge of comments by Khet Htein Nan, who leads the st...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:56:00 +0700
Fatal beating of elderly man captured on CCTV
TRAT - A 66-year-old man was found dead on Wednesday following a brutal assault that was captured by CCTV cameras in Khao Saming district.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:03:00 +0700
Wong Kar-wai films return to Bangkok screen
In celebration of ‘Morte Cucina’ (2026), the latest Thai film by Pen-ek Ratanaruang and shot by Christopher Doyle, House Samyan brings back five films of Wong Kar-wai that were shot by Doyle to Bangkok screens.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:46:00 +0700
Officials yet to find evidence flight attendant was drug trafficking
There has not been any evidence to support a conclusion that a Thai Airways flight attendant arrested in Australia was a drug trafficker, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:38:00 +0700
E-commerce platforms asked to collect income tax from sellers in Indonesia
JAKARTA — ​Indonesia's tax office said on Wednesday it has asked ​e-commerce marketplaces Tokopedia, Shopee, ‌Lazada and Blibli to collect income taxes from sellers based on sales made on their platforms, with the policy to take...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:10:00 +0700
Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to visit Laos in first Asean member state visit
NAY PYI TAW — ​Myanmar junta chief ⁠turned ⁠president Min Aung Hlaing will ​make an official visit to Laos in the next few days, state ​media reported on Wednesday, his ‌first trip to a member state of the Association of Southeas...

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:04:00 +0700
Search resumes for missing worker after Chao Phraya barge capsizing
Police and rescue teams resumed search operations on Wednesday after a pontoon sank in the Chao Phraya River in Phra Samut Chedi district, Samut Prakan province, leaving five people injured and one still unaccounted for.  

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:56:00 +0700
Thai business group keeps 2026 GDP growth forecast at 1.6% to 2.0%
Thailand's economy is expected to grow by 1.6% to ​2.0% ⁠this year, a leading business ‌group said on Wednesday, maintaining its earlier forecast.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0700
Trump earned over $1 billion from crypto ventures in 2025
NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump recorded around $1.2 billion in income from his family's cryptocurrency activities during his first year back in office, according to financial disclosures released on Tuesday.

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:26:00 +0700
Phuket roads flooded following heavy rain
Phuket experienced heavy to very heavy rainfall early Wednesday until around 9.35am, leaving roads inundated in multiple locations.

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