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Prawit applied for leave in skipping House sessions

  PALANG Pracharath leader Prawit Wongsuwan did apply for leave each time he skipped a House session and in doing so is off the hook for violating the regulation on maximum absence, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 20). Pol. Lt. Apat Sukhanan, secretary-general of the House of Representatives, said according to the constitution an MP

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Tourism, connectivity and soft-power set to drive “proactive” Thai foreign policy

  PROMOTING tourism, connectivity with the regional countries and Thai soft-power are to be the core drivers of the Foreign Ministry’s “proactive, people-centred economic diplomacy” in the next six months. Addressing the MFA’s second “Meet the Press” session on Sep. 19, Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said, “Diplomacy must be tangible, and diplomacy must put food

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