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Who’s who in Iran’s new hardline security leadership

Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran’s top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointments and readying the Islamic republic for a long-term confrontation with the United States.

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US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

WASHINGTON - The US gross national debt has surged past $40 trillion for the first time, government data showed Wednesday, outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.

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Samut Sakhon motorway section to open Aug 28

The Department of Highways will open a 16.4-kilometre section of the M82 elevated motorway from Ekachai to Ban Phaeo in Samut Sakhon or a trial period on Aug 28.

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Tourist arrivals dip by 2.9%

Thailand recorded 19.76 million foreign tourist arrivals between Jan 1 and Aug 15, down 2.91% year on year, generating 957.6 billion baht in spending.

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Guru's daily horoscope for Aug 20

The day of the week you were born on can reveal a lot... Read on.

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Flash flood and landslide warnings for northern provinces

The Thai Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall in the North and the Northeast until Friday and warns of run-off, flash floods and landslides in several provinces.

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PM strengthens Australia ties

Thailand and Australia have agreed to deepen cooperation on transnational crime and expand bilateral trade and investment under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) while seeking to strengthen their strategic partnership.

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Election Commission pressed on Senate poll case

Pressure is mounting on the Election Commission (EC) after a civic network, a group of reserve senators and a former MP urged the poll regulator to send a 2024 Senate election fraud case allegedly involving 229 people to court without further delay.

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Exam fraud investigation reports due by Aug 31

The Interior Ministry has ordered local authorities to wrap up investigations into suspected fraud in local government examinations by the end of the month, while the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) examines financial trails for possible asset seizures.

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Thais rush to register for TH-AI Passport

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry hopes the registration for the government's TH-AI Passport project will reach the target of 5 million before the project's launch on Aug 31.

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Ecuador intel chief, five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

NAIROBI - Ecuador's intelligence chief and five US citizens died when a tourist helicopter crashed in central Kenya on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, officials said.

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State railway keen to grow tourism revenue

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) aims to double tourism revenue within 3-5 years, positioning it as a new growth engine thanks to new fleets and open access for private companies to operate their own rail services.

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Proadprans lands SAT governor job

Proadprans Samarnmit has been selected as the 14th governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), pending Cabinet approval, becoming the first woman chosen to lead the national sports governing body.

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As election looms, Netanyahu puts Turkey in Israel's crosshairs

JERUSALEM - After more than two years of ordering on Israel's enemies across the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, is zeroing in on another perceived villain -- Turkey.

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Israel army admits firing on car in death of five-year-old Hind Rajab

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military on Wednesday admitted its troops fired on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza in 2024, saying it had ordered a criminal investigation into the killing which drew international outrage.

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'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a "breakthrough."

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Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness

OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defense strategy in a landmark trial in California.

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Pardons need repairing

Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat deserves credit for his frank admission that Thailand's pardon system is flawed and needs to be reviewed. To prove that his words are not merely hot air, the Justice Ministry must begin overhauling the system immediately, with a clear timeline and a process…

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Global land agenda's big moment

Every second, land degradation claims four football fields of healthy terrain, resulting in a yearly loss equivalent to two Spains. As one would expect, the costs of these losses are staggering, putting billions of people at risk and draining the global economy of nearly US$1 trillion (33 trillion baht) annually.…

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GDP growth: A bit of 'window dressing?'

The recently announced 1.9% GDP growth figure for the second quarter of 2026 came as a big surprise to me. Not because the figure was low, but because it was far too high.

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Trump says will meet North Korea's Kim later this year

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in what would be their first encounter of Trump's second term.

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Lab-grown human brain cells ‘recorded passage of time’

PARIS - Peppercorn-sized clumps of human brain cells grown in a laboratory for a record seven years aged similarly to those inside our heads, suggesting they “recorded the passage of time”, scientists said on Wednesday.

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Iran warns Gulf countries against helping US

TEHRAN - Iran's armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the US military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping.

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Runoff reaches downstream districts of Nan, two killed

NAN - The Interior Ministry has warned people living along the rising Nan River in this northern province to move their belongings and bedridden relatives to safe places to escape the runoff from upstream Pua district.