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Vietnamese DPM Pham Binh Minh loses his job

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Binh Minh has lost his position, along with another Deputy Prime Minister, Vu Duc Dam. Neither will serve as members of the Central Party Committee from now on.   Minh has been expelled from the Vietnamese Communist Party, as he was dismissed as a member of the Politburo. No specific […]

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Important Juncture Thai BRN

Thailand’s negotiation with the rebel Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) has reached a critical juncture as both sides continue to struggle to identify a common ground on how to move the peace talks forward.   To complicate the matter even further, this peace process has produced two competing tracks — the official one with Malaysia as […]

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Descartes Acquires Supply Vision

Strengthens Shipment Management Capabilities on the Global Logistics Network WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Supply Vision, a provider of shipment management solutions for North American Logistics Services Providers (LSPs). Supply Vision has a […]

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Inmate killed, 8 in critical condition following crackdown at Myanmar Prison

Prison guards in Myanmar on Friday shot and killed a political prisoner and wounded more than 60 other people – including eight critically – after inmates protested their beating of the victim a day earlier, Radio Free Asia has learned.   The incident at Pathein Prison is the latest in a string of more than […]

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COVID-19 WHO Thailand Weekly Situation Update No. 255 – 05 January 2023

4,723,919 confirmed cases   33,699 total deaths   Daily average numbers reported from 11 -17 December 2022   302* new confirmed cases per day *(including hospital admissions only)   10 deaths per day   Main messages   Continue to reduce community transmission of COVID-19 across Thailand RTG encourages COVID-free settings and booster vaccinations -Get vaccinated, […]

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Thailand Adopted New Rules For Foreign Visitors

BANGKOK, Thailand adopted a new requirement for foreign visitors, to show proof of at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccination, government officials announced, yesterday.   Foreign arrivals are also required to have travel insurance that covers potential COVID-19-related expenses, in case their next destination requires a negative RT-PCR result, Deputy Prime Minister and Public […]

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Thailand’s Consumer Inflation Growth Rose In Dec

BANGKOK, Thailand’s consumer inflation growth rose in Dec, driven by higher energy and food prices, data showed, yesterday.   The country’s consumer price index (CPI), a key indicator of inflation, rose 5.89 percent, year on year in Dec, accelerating from a seven-month low of 5.55 percent in the previous month, according to the Ministry of […]