Thai PBS World Daily - Your news roundup of the day (17th October 2022)

13 Sept 11:09 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand confirms two Omicron XBB cases, both patients having recovered; one a foreign woman from Hong Kong and the other a Thai man from Singapore.
The country records its 11th monkeypox case in a Thai man returning from Qatar, while all previous 10 confirmed cases have recovered.
Newly-elected Chart Pattana Kla Party leader, Korn Chatikavanij, pledges to overhaul Thailand's economy and bureaucracy to foster prosperity.
Opposition parties plan to ask the Election Commission to dissolve the Bhumjaithai Party, alleging violations over its liberal cannabis policy that has caused public misunderstanding.

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