FTI pushes for tougher steel checks
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has put forward recommendations to address the issue of substandard steel in Thailand in the wake of the collapse of the 30-storey State Audit Office, following concerns that substandard steel played a role in the disaster.
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Sri Lankan premier courts investors
Sri Lanka's political stability and sense of hope will propel it to become "the world's next success story", and investors are "invited to be a part of it", the country's prime minister, Harini Amarasuriya, said on Thursday at an investment seminar in Bangkok.
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Substandard steel suspected in tragedy
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra acknowledged that substandard steel may have been used in the construction of the State Audit Office (SAO) building that collapsed during the earthquake on Friday.
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BJT denies rift with Pheu Thai
The Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) has dismissed reports of rifts with coalition leader Pheu Thai, insisting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's recent visit to Buri Ram province, the BJT's political stronghold, was not a political manoeuvre.
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Majesties set to pay state visit
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana will pay a state visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan from April 25 to 28, the first official overseas state visit of His Majesty the King's reign.
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Meth haul follows shootout
CHIANG RAI: Soldiers from the Pha Muang Force traded fire on Wednesday with suspected drug smugglers near the border in Mae Fah Luang district, from which they seized over one million methamphetamine pills.
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