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Singapore small-car permit cost approaches $100,000

SINGAPORE - Car buyers in Singapore will now need to fork out almost US$100,000 for a certificate to own a small car, as costs under the city-state’s vehicle ⁠quota system hit an all-time high on Wednesday.

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Anti-graft agency declares exam scandal a special case

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has designated local government recruitment exam scandal a special case, citing its scale, complexity and the large number of people implicated.

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77 million views: The video that got all of Thailand talking

There are 56.6 million internet users in Thailand. But a single viral video made by a distressed wife who caught her husband in bed with another woman managed to draw 77 million views within less than a day, before the wife took it down for legal reasons.

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Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘is over’

ANKARA - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the ceasefire with Iran was "over" after the two sides traded fire, but added that negotiators could keep talking to Tehran.

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Social Security Office slammed for poor election PR

The Social Security Office (SSO) on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign to encourage employers and insured workers to register and vote in the Social Security Board election, but with registration due to close in seven days, it could be too little, too late, according to the opposition People’s Party.

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Pakistan-registered cargo plane missing off Karachi coast after navigation problem

LAHORE — A Pakistan-registered ‌Boeing 737 cargo plane with five crew members on board lost contact with air traffic control on Tuesday night after reporting a navigational system problem on its way to Karachi, Pakistan aviation authorities said.

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Thai regulator tracks mystery investor in blue-chip companies

The ⁠Securities and Exchange ⁠Commission (SEC) says it is investigating filing documentation for share purchases in six Thai companies since 2021 by a mystery investor who last week reported acquiring a 7% stake worth 32 billion baht in True Corporation.

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Iraq’s holy cities host funeral processions for Khamenei

NAJAF, Iraq - Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on Wednesday as the coffin of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam’s most sacred shrines.

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New releases for your streaming pleasure: July 8-14

Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!

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American fitness influencer drowns in Samut Prakan

Witnesses recount disturbing behaviour, rented luxury home worth B22m found vandalised

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Bangkok among world's 10 most expensive cities for the wealthy

Bangkok has been ranked among the world's 10 most expensive cities for high-net-worth individuals, according to the Julius Baer Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2026, published on July 7.

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With SpaceX Starship, Japan's ispace provides ride-share to the moon

TOKYO — ⁠Japanese moon transport company ispace said on Wednesday it would start a new, lower-cost lunar cargo business ‌using the Starship heavy rocket and moon lander developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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Thai Gen Z still choosing pets over kids in 2026

Thailand's collapsing birth rate is fast becoming an economic and political test, as Generation Z weighs the cost of children against rent, debt, insecure jobs and the small matter of staying sane.

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Chadchart to begin second term as Bangkok governor on Thursday

Chadchart Sittipunt will officially begin his second term as Bangkok governor on Thursday, following certification of the capital’s election results by the Election Commission.

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Once upon a couture

Only a year-ish at Chanel, but Matthieu Blazy has already made himself a household name. With the success of Chanel's Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture collection on Tuesday, the French-Belgian designer proves once again that he doesn't only exist in the world of ready-to-wear.

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Taiwan's migrating crab population rebounds thanks to safer road crossings

TAINAN — Road closures and bamboo bridges have helped protect Taiwan's largest terrestrial crab species ‌during breeding season when they return to the sea to lay eggs.

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US hits over 80 targets in Iran strikes, military says

The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday (July 7) and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Central Command said that it had struck over 80 targets during…

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Passengers safe from Bangkok-Nan bus fire

An interprovincial passenger bus on the Bangkok–Nan route was completely destroyed after catching fire in Bang Rakam district of Phitsanulok province early Wednesday but all 21 passengers on board successfully escaped unharmed.

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Driver, motorcyclist injured after EV plunges off Bangkok expressway

A motorist was critically injured Tuesday night after he lost control of his vehicle and plunged off an expressway onto Charoen Rat Road in Bangkok, injuring an Indian national on a motorcycle.

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Driver, motorcyclist injured after EV plunges off Bangkok expressway

A motorist was critically injured Tuesday night after he lost control of his car and plummeted off an expressway onto Charoen Rat Road in Bangkok, injuring an Indian national on a motorcycle.

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Giant python captured after woman's cats go missing

CHON BURI - The radio centre of Rescue Sattahip received a call from Pailin Sappana, 75, of tambon Sattahip, Sattahip district, asking for help after a large snake slithered into her home at 1am on Tuesday.

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Germans don’t love Budweiser. It won’t take no for an answer.

BERLIN — Something was off at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

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NATO showcases huge arms deals, but Trump still feels let down

NATO leaders unveiled arms deals worth tens of billions of dollars in Turkey on Tuesday (June 7), driving home the message that they are heeding U.S. calls to spend more to defend Europe even as President Donald Trump said he felt let down and renewed his push to control Greenland.…

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'Nothing left except death': Myanmar families grieve huge war toll

YANGON — Ranks of bereaved Myanmar families bow in silent grief to pray for their dead, some of the latest victims in a years-long conflict estimated to have claimed 100,000 lives.

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Thai monetary policy supports economic recovery: central bank

Thailand's accommodative monetary policy stance and targeted financial ‌measures are supporting an economic recovery, the minutes of the Bank of Thailand's (BoT) meeting on June 24 showed on Wednesday.

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