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Despite its marriage equality law, Thailand lacks a legal framework to track and punish hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.
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The bloc, whose energy demand is expected to nearly double by 2040, has been pursuing power grid integration since 1997 but technical and financial barriers have hampered progress. A new financing pact aims to change this.
Southeast Asian energy ministers are scheduled to sign an enhanced MoU for the Asean Power Grid at their mid-October meeting, which will focus on boosting interoperability between member states’ electricity grids.
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