Asean news headlines as at 9pm on Wednesday (May 3)

A Thai photographer takes a picture under a television screen showing Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party's top politician and youngest daughter of exiled former deposed Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra and her husband Pidok Sooksawas with their newborn son at press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. The frontrunning candidate for prime minister of Thailand said she’s eager to get back on the campaign trail, just two days after giving birth. - AP

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