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60 illegal nominee firms found on Koh Samui

A new crackdown on illegal foreign businesses on Koh Samui has uncovered 60 cases ranging from unlicensed nurseries and luxury pool villas to companies set up to facilitate business visas, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said on Saturday.

Arpichaya in lead at Portland LPGA event

PORTLAND, Oregon - Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, ​in search of ⁠her first ⁠LPGA tournament win, holds ​a one-shot lead midway through the Standard Portland Classic.

Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Indonesia

MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara — Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and sending thousands fleeing.

Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory

President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to accept slightly higher gasoline prices as the cost of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S territory. - REUTERS

Trump says USS Abraham Lincoln deployment 'not nearly long enough'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 14) said the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln had been "not nearly long enough," dismissing concerns about poor conditions aboard the aircraft carrier after two military-focused outlets reported decl...

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