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- 1Thailand declares two-day civil service holiday amid heavy flooding▼Thailand declares two-day civil service holiday amid floods, could affect court ruling
Thai authorities have declared a two-day holiday for civil servants as severe flooding disrupts large parts of the country. The closures could affect the timing of a court ruling, though details of which ruling and how the holiday would delay it were not specified in early reports. The decision underscores the scale of the flood disruption to government operations.
- 2Thai PM Anutin Survives Court Ruling on Election Ballots●Thai Premier Anutin Survives Court Ruling on Election Ballots
Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has survived a court ruling concerning election ballots, according to Bloomberg. The decision leaves Anutin in office despite a legal challenge tied to the country's electoral process. Thai politics has been in flux, and any court case touching on ballots carries weight for the government's stability and the timing of future elections.
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A Lao activist has reportedly disappeared in Thailand, adding to a series of enforced disappearances affecting Lao dissidents living across the border. Human rights groups have long expressed concern for the safety of exiled Lao activists in Thailand, where several have vanished in recent years. Calls are growing for Thai authorities to investigate and account for the activist's whereabouts.