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US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries.

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TAT targets growth to regain pre-Covid B3tn

The Tourism and Sports Minister has instructed the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to reverse last year's decline in tourism revenue and maintain annual growth in the remaining years of this government, with the aim of restoring the pre-pandemic peak of 3 trillion baht within this government's four-year term.

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Visas of troublemaking visitors to be revoked

The Tourism Minister backs revoking the visas of foreigners who cause conflicts in Thailand, following recent disputes between Israelis and locals in Koh Samui and Phuket, while unrest in the far South should not affect the Malaysian market during next week's National Day holiday.

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Empire State Building climbers kiss outside court after viral proposal

NEW YORK - A couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and got engaged appeared in a New York court Monday, before giving each other a lingering kiss in full view of the world's media.

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Remote surgery 'successful'

Thailand has performed its first remote robotic surgery for prostate cancer, with a surgical team in Bangkok operating on a patient about 250 kilometres away in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Govt 'ready' to justify PM's overseas trips

The government is prepared to defend Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's foreign policy and overseas trips with concrete results when parliament holds a no-confidence debate, government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said on Monday.

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Navy to extend border fence

The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) will extend a border fence along the Thai-Cambodian frontier in Chanthaburi by more than 8km as authorities step up security measures along the disputed border.

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Four Thais arrested after kidnapped Chinese woman flees car

KAMPHAENG PHET - Police arrested four Thai men after a Chinese woman abducted from a hotel in Bangkok escaped from a car while being taken to Mae Sot district in Tak province, on the Myanmar border.

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New SPCG leadership eyes growth prospects

SPCG Plc, Thailand's pioneering solar farm developer, is poised for renewed growth under a new management team, with former chairwoman Wandee Khunchornyakong Juljarern saying the company will benefit from the nation's accelerating embrace of solar power.

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British PM Burnham hits a chord on Kyiv visit

KYIV (UKRAINE) - British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday strummed on a guitar and also went to a shopping mall destroyed by a Russian strike as he visited Kyiv to show his country's support for Ukraine.

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Saudi Arabia to invest $7 bn in theme parks near Paris: French presidency

PARIS (FRANCE) - France and Saudi Arabia on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding for a six-billion-euro ($7 billion) Saudi investment to create three theme parks near Paris, including one likely to be manga-themed, the office of the French president said.

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Digital IDs can connect Asean

Imagine a Thai family driving across the border into Malaysia, where officials authenticate their mobile driving licence by scanning a QR code. A Filipino engineer could upload a digital qualification with a job application in Brunei and have it verified in seconds. An Indonesian company applying for a licence in…

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South policies need rethink

A series of violent attacks in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces over the weekend was a calculated attempt to humiliate the security apparatus and the Anutin Charnvirakul government.

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Steps to rebuild Cambodia border trust

The recent appointment of Katrina Cooper as chair of the Conciliation Commission for the Thailand-Cambodia dispute is a welcome development. It allows a recognised framework under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which both countries are signatories, to be brought into play. Both countries have…

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