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Thailand plans flat rail fares and 200bn-baht buy-back of train concessions

Thailand’s transport minister has set out a two-stage plan to overhaul fares on Bangkok’s electric train network, beginning with a flat fare of between 17 and 45 baht per journey from the start of 2027 and eventually buying back the private operating concessions for an estimated 200 billion baht. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, who is deputy prime …

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Explicit videos lead to arrest of South Korean man in Pattaya

Police arrested a South Korean man at an accommodation in Pattaya on Sunday, June 22, for distributing sex videos online and possessing drugs. Officers from Chon Buri Tourist Police raided an accommodation in Pattaya and arrested 30 year old South Korean national, Louis Kim. According to KhaoSod, police had been investigating Kim over videos uploaded …

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Thailand Video News | Two Workers Killed in Chiang Rai Railway Tunnel Collapse | Thailand Launches 12-Year Drive to Become a High-Income Economy

In the headlines today, Thailand records fewest births in 75 years, continuing the troubling trend of population decline, in Chiang Mai, a railway tunnel collapse has had fatal consequences, in ASEAN News, three students have been killed in  Philippines school shooting, in Phuket, an Australian motorist has been detained after striking a police checkpoint, in …

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InstaPay, PESONet fee hikes now allowed but BSP sets limits

MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has lifted the moratorium on increases in InstaPay and PESONet transaction fees and issued new rules aimed at making electronic payment charges fairer, more transparent, and reflective of actual costs. In Memorandum No. M-2026-025 issued on June 17, the BSP said the Monetary Board, through a resolution dated

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A month under strain: Cebu business groups alarmed, push for urgent power fixes

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu, and the entire Visayas area for that matter, direly needs new base load power supplies, among other solutions, as business leaders here expressed alarm over unstable power supply.  The Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Talisay Chamber of Commerce and Industry both issued statements expressing serious concern over

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Tagbilaran orders audit of police firearms after Tacloban shooting

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — Mayor Jane Yap on Tuesday ordered an immediate and comprehensive audit of all firearms under the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Tagbilaran City following the school shooting in Tacloban City that left several students dead and wounded. Yap instructed Tagbilaran City Police Chief Lt. Col. Joey Bicoy to

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Sea travel in Cagayan suspended due to Super Typhoon Francisco

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Sea travel in Cagayan, as well as in Batanes waters, has been temporarily suspended due to Super Typhoon “Francisco” (international name: Mekkhala), which is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rains on Tuesday. Lt. Junior Grade Mark Ian Gazzingan, commander of the Philippine Coast Guard in Cagayan, said the suspension issued

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Angara seeks accountability over firearms used in Tacloban shooting

TACLOBAN CITY — Education Secretary Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Tuesday called for accountability from those responsible for providing the firearms used in the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School, as he visited the campus a day after the attack that left three students dead and 20 others wounded. The shooting, which occurred at

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Tacloban school shooting: Cop linked to gun relieved from post

MANILA, Philippines — The police officer who owned the 9mm pistol allegedly used in the Tacloban City school shooting has been placed under restrictive custody and relieved from her post, the Police Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO 8) said on Tuesday. “Yesterday, she was placed under restrictive custody by her immediate superior,” PRO 8 director

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Tacloban shooting: Suspect’s grandpa worked at agency linked to gun

MANILA, Philippines — One of the suspects in the Tacloban City school shooting has a grandfather who is a former security guard of an agency where one of the guns used in the attack was registered to, the Police Regional Office Eastern Visayas (PRO-8) said. The Philippine National Police (PNP) previously said it traced the

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