{
  "id": 16177743,
  "title": "World : Thailand To Mandate Safety Standards For EV Batteries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/world-thailand-to-mandate-safety-standards-for-ev-batteries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2624696"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BANGKOK, Oct 23 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Thailand plans to impose mandatory safety standards on electric vehicle (EV) batteries covering their manufacture, import and sale, the government said on Friday, as the country seeks to build confidence in its growing EV industry, Xinhua reported.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}