Opposition Questions Southern Development Budget and Southern Insurgency
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Opposition Questions Southern Development Budget and Southern Insurgency

Thailand's opposition leader has demanded clarity on the use of a 50 billion baht development budget for the South and improvements in the southern insurgency situation. He also questioned the large allocation for the TH-AI Passport project.

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