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BANGKOK — A royal motorcade, backed by a phalanx of police officers, pushed into a group of protesters on Wednesday evening in front of Government House, igniting perhaps the most serious clash between police and protesters today so far.

SINGAPORE (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan agreed here on Tuesday night to further strengthen bilateral ties.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Tuesday demanding that the government revoke a new law they say will cripple labor rights, with some clashing with police.

BANGKOK — The fugitive billionaire wanted by Thai authorities on charges of hit-and-run is currently residing in Dubai, a well placed source said Monday.

BANGKOK — The school embroiled in an ongoing criminal investigation for a series of violence against children agreed Monday to refund all tuition fees for the victims’ families, after parents told the public prosecutor to file a class-action suit against the management.

BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said Monday that his ministry will work to promote the export of Thai agricultural products at the 11th Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum to be held in China.

AOMORI (Kyodo) — A historic house supposedly used as a ninja base hundreds of years ago in northeastern Japan has avoided demolition after its new owner vowed to preserve the property, a university professor said Tuesday.

SANFORD, Florida (AP) — Defiant as ever about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday turned his first campaign rally since contracting COVID-19 into a full-throated defense of his handling of the pandemic that has killed 215,000 Americans, joking that he was healthy enough to plunge into the crowd and give voters “a big fat kiss.”

BANGKOK — The government is inviting Thais to wear yellow on Tuesday to mark four years since the passing of King Bhumibol, or Rama IX.

BANGKOK — Confusion over a special visa program that would allow tourists to visit Thailand during the global coronavirus outbreak continued unabated Monday, with heads of two government departments contradicting each other on even the most fundamental question: has anyone actually applied for it at all?