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JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI - Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand’s new Senate - apnews.com - Thailand -  Bangkok

Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand’s new Senate

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Monday officially began the selection of new senators, a process that has become part of an ongoing war between progressive forces hoping for democratic political reforms and conservatives seeking to keep the status quo.

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APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT - Nikkei staff writer - Thai economy grows at a lackluster 1.5% in Q1 - asia.nikkei.com - Thailand -  Bangkok

Thai economy grows at a lackluster 1.5% in Q1

BANGKOK -- Thailand's economy grew at a lackluster pace in the first quarter of 2024 as weak exports pared gains from the country's red-hot tourism sector, according to the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).

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GWEN ROBINSON - Nikkei Asia editoratlarge - Myanmar's Rakhine state engulfed by conflict as rebels claim victory - asia.nikkei.com - Burma - Bangladesh -  Bangkok - state Rakhine

Myanmar's Rakhine state engulfed by conflict as rebels claim victory

BANGKOK -- Intense fighting in Myanmar's Rakhine state between the military regime and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic armed group has dealt a further setback to the country's military rulers. It has also fueled concerns about mass displacement and the destruction of dwellings amid spiraling communal tensions between ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya.

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GRANT PECK - As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again - apnews.com - China - Burma - Bangladesh -  Bangkok

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government.

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Kyodo - US to send official to Tokyo dedicated to monitoring China - scmp.com - Japan -  Tokyo - China - Usa -  Beijing -  Bangkok - Washington -  Washington -  Brussels -  Rome

US to send official to Tokyo dedicated to monitoring China

The department has already added about 20 similar officials in charge of monitoring China to the US embassies in other capitals, including Bangkok, Brussels, Rome and Sydney. The Tokyo posting will be Washington’s first of its kind in East Asia, the sources said.

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KENYA AKAMA - Nikkei staff writer - Siam Cement and Dow to launch waste plastic recycling in Thailand - asia.nikkei.com - Thailand -  Bangkok - region Asia-Pacific

Siam Cement and Dow to launch waste plastic recycling in Thailand

BANGKOK -- Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest materials manufacturer, has formed a partnership with U.S. chemical giant Dow to recycle plastic waste in the Asia-Pacific region, aiming for an annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes by 2030, the company announced Friday.

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KENYA AKAMA - Nikkei staff writer - Siam Cement and Dow team up to recycle waste plastic - asia.nikkei.com - Thailand -  Bangkok - region Asia-Pacific

Siam Cement and Dow team up to recycle waste plastic

BANGKOK -- Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest materials manufacturer, has formed a partnership with U.S. chemical giant Dow to recycle plastic waste in the Asia-Pacific region, aiming for an annual capacity of 200,000 tonnes by 2030, the company announced Friday.

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KOSUKE INOUE - Nikkei staff writer - Thailand heads for 1st Senate election since coup as economy slows - asia.nikkei.com - Thailand -  Bangkok

Thailand heads for 1st Senate election since coup as economy slows

BANGKOK -- Thailand will hold its first upper house election since a 2014 military coup next month, marking a milestone in the transition back to full civilian rule even as the economy sputters.

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