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Thai Digital Minister Chaichanok says after talks with representatives from Apple that they couldn't conclusively confirm that the spyware Pegasus was used that triggered its recent cyberattack warnings sent to Thai politicians incl. @teng_pple @Abhisit_DP @akanat_promphan and DPM Ekniti, as well as to user in other countries.

Thai FM @SihasakPh says @ASEAN "can't be neutral all the time" navigating growing geopolitical competition. He also tells me in our @ChannelNewsAsia interview the bloc needs to be more responsive in times of crisis.

We also talk about his upcoming visit to Myanmar tomorrow (Nov 12) to push for de-escalation in its ongoing civil war and assess the country's readiness to re-engage with the bloc ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Manila next week. But he cautions that Myanmar has to "work hard to regain its place in ASEAN."

There’s one in Bangkok!

The "blue regime" takeover has already taken place even before the general elections earlier this year thanks to the Senate selection where most of its members have ("allegedly") some association with the Bhumjaithai Party and thus power to appoint members into bodies such as the Election Commission, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Constitutional Court. Having control of parliament is just one part of the puzzle.

Thai Dep-PM and Foreign Min @SihasakPh will visit Myanmar ahead of next week's ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Manila. He tells me on @ChannelNewsAsia that he expects further progress in the "reduction of violence" between the military rulers and the ethnic armed groups opposing them.