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Second bomb blast at recent explosion site in Songkhla leaving 3 dead

SONGKHLA, Dec 6 (NNN-Bernama) – Three State Railway of Thailand (SRT) workers were killed and four others were injured when a bomb exploded Tuesday near the scene of the railway bomb explosion last Saturday in Sadao here.

Deputy Army Commander of the 4th Division Maj Gen Paisan Nusang confirmed that three SRT workers died at the scene while four others were injured and they are currently receiving treatment in hospital.

Thailand: Asian shares lower as strong data hit hopes for dovish Fed

BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.

Tokyo rose while other regional markets declined. U.S. futures gained and oil prices also advanced.

Adding to worries over the potential for recession, Fitch Ratings revised its forecasts for world economic growth downward on Tuesday to reflect the Fed and other central banks’ interest rate hikes.

Feature: China-Thailand railway brings Thais hope for convenience, prosperity

BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Recalling her childhood, Pannaros Boonserm said railway linked her home in Chiang Mai with her grandparents' in the Nakhon Ratchasima province in northeastern Thailand.

"My parents and I had to spend a lot of time on the train," said the 32-year-old translator at the China-Thailand railway construction project, noting that gazing out the window at the slow passing scenery and towns has been an unfading childhood memory.

Bus accident killed Three, injured dozens in northern Thailand: local media

BANGKOK, Nov 30 (NNN-TNA) – A bus accident has killed at least three people and injured more than 40 others, in Thailand’s northern province of Tak, local media reported, today.

The bus was carrying migrant workers from Myanmar, to a factory in Thailand’s Songkhla province, when it crashed through the middle barrier of the road, and plunged into the roadside ditch, last night, according to the Thai national daily, Matichon.

The injured have been rushed to a local hospital, and the cause of the accident was still under investigation.–

World shares fall as China protests, lockdowns cloud outlook

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slumped in Europe and Asia on Monday, with Hong Kong briefly dipping more than 4% following weekend protests in various cities over China’s strict zero-COVID lockdowns.

U.S. futures were lower and oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel.

The unrest in China is the boldest show of public dissent against the ruling Communist Party in decades. It followed complaints that policies aimed at eradicating the coronavirus by isolating every case might have worsened the death toll in an apartment fire in Urumqi in the northwestern Xinjiang region.

Thailand’s Auto Production, Exports Picked Up In Oct

BANGKOK, Nov 25 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s auto production and exports, saw an increase in Oct, driven by an easing global semiconductor shortage, data showed, yesterday.

The country’s automobile manufacturing rose 10.83 percent in Oct, from a year earlier, to 170,717 units, 57.13 percent of which were made for exports, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Trial resumes for suspects in 2015 Bangkok shrine bombing

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Tuesday resumed the long-delayed trial of two members of China’s Muslim Uyghur minority accused of carrying out a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people.

Another 120 people were injured in the Aug. 17, 2015, bombing of the Erawan shrine, which is popular among Chinese and other tourists.

China ready to join Chile for stronger comprehensive strategic partnership, says Xi

BANGKOK, Nov 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said here that China is ready to join Chile in pushing for further development of their comprehensive strategic partnership.

Chile was the first South American country to establish diplomatic relations with China, said Xi in meeting with Chilean President Gabriel Boric on the sidelines of the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade

BANGKOK (AP) — Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region’s economies toward sustainable growth as they wrapped up summit meetings Saturday.

Host Thailand garnered a diplomatic coup in managing to bridge divisions among the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum by saying that most members had condemned the war. Russia is an APEC member, as is China, which generally has refrained from criticizing Moscow.

Saudi Crown Prince meets Thai PM after diplomatic ties restored

18 Nov 2022; MEMO: Thailand's Prime Minister met with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, on Friday in Bangkok, signing agreements to expand diplomatic relations restored this year, more than three decades after Saudi Arabia downgraded ties over a jewellery theft, Reuters reports.

The two leaders presided over the signing of five agreements, pledging to increase trade and investment between the two countries, promote tourism and deepen cooperation in energy.

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