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Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul brushed off recent opinion poll results after the party recorded relatively low approval ratings in Songkhla, saying surveys do not dictate how the party works.

As campaigning intensifies ahead of the February general election, allegations of organised misinformation and political smearing have taken centre stage, with the People's Party (PP) and Pheu Thai warning that distorted narratives and selective attacks risk distracting voters from substantive policy debate.

The baht is expected to trade in a range of 31.00-31.85 to the US dollar this week, supported by a rally in global gold prices driven largely by the US invasion in Venezuela.

Global crude oil markets revealed little reaction in the immediate aftermath of the US military operation in Venezuela to detain President Nicolás Maduro on Jan 3, says the Thai Energy Ministry.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged the public to rely only on official information following rumours about Cambodian troop movements, warning that unverified claims could fuel unfounded fear of another round of conflict.

Gold prices could potentially revisit the record high of US$4,549 an ounce, pushing the domestic price of gold bars to 67,000 baht per baht-weight, attributed to geopolitical tensions after the US announced it is "managing" Venezuela following the capture and removal of President Nicolás Maduro, gold traders say.

The US invasion of Venezuela is likely to send global oil prices lower and weaken the baht, according to a researcher, while managing economic and diplomatic policy amid geopolitical entanglements could become more complicated.

Thai authorities have identified a new scam centre in Malai city of Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, believed to have moved there following recent crackdowns along the Thai-Cambodian border.

Thai schools in northeastern provinces bordering Cambodia reopened on Monday after being closed for about a month by the recent border clashes.

CHIANG MAI - Frost coated the ground on Doi Inthanon on Monday morning as temperatures on Thailand's highest mountain plunged below freezing.

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