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Court accepts petition challenging government's B400bn borrowing decree 

Thailand's ⁠Constitutional Court on Monday ​accepted a petition from the ​parliamentary opposition challenging the legality of a government emergency decree to borrow 400 billion baht (US$12.26 billion) to support the economy amid the fallout.....

Sex, death and ‘Devils’ at Cannes

CANNES, France — The competition lineup at this year’s Cannes Film Festival has been awfully sedate so far, characterised mostly by misfires like Asghar Farhadi’s “Parallel Tales” and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “She...

Government reconsiders 2026 World Cup broadcast bid after B1.7bn price tag

The government is reconsidering whether to pursue broadcasting rights for the 2026 Fifa World Cup after estimating the cost at more than 1.7 billion baht.

Level crossing tragedy exposes need for systemic reform, says MP

The tragedy at the Bangkok level railway crossing on Saturday exposed deep systemic failure and the urgent need for structural reform, People's Party MP Parit Wacharasindhu said on Monday.

New Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: What we know

KINSHASA — An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo believed to have killed more than 90 people has been declared an international health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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