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BUSINESS

Digital community projects under review

Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/02/2026

» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is revising the Net Pracharat project to provide free WiFi for 24,700 villages, as well as the Community Digital Centres project that has developed 2,222 centres nationwide, in a bid to restructure them.

THAILAND

Anutin denies 300-seat coalition deal is finalised

Published on 22/02/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT), has dismissed reports that a 300-seat coalition in the House of Representatives has already been secured, insisting no formal agreement has been reached.

THAILAND

Lamphun official defends B1.25m spent on calendars

News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026

» Lamphun's Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) has come under heavy criticism after spending 1.25 million baht of taxpayers' money to produce calendars said to promote its own achievements.

OPINION

The gist of Thai politics over 20 years

Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 20/02/2026

» Thailand's democratic institutions have been repressed and kept weak to the point that confusion still prevails almost two weeks after the Feb 8 election, which purportedly showed a clear victory for the ruling Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. On the one hand, Mr Anutin and BJT stalwarts are busy forming a coalition government with other parties. On the other hand, fraud allegations from civil society groups and the opposition People's Party have reached a critical mass with the plausibility that the recent vote might be nullified to pave the way for a new poll.

LIFE

Rockers U2 take aim at ICE and Putin in new songs

AFP, Published on 19/02/2026

» LONDON — Irish rockers U2 released their first collection of new songs in nearly a decade on Wednesday, featuring a collaboration with singer Ed Sheeran and a Ukrainian musician and soldier.

WORLD

Jail, disgrace and death: the dark fates of South Korean leaders

AFP, Published on 19/02/2026

» SEOUL — South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol faces prison or even the death penalty when he appears in court Thursday on insurrection charges stemming from his 2024 bid to impose martial law.

WORLD

Germany losing enthusiasm for European fighter jet plan

AFP, Published on 18/02/2026

» BERLIN - Germany does not need the same new fighter jets as France, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, signalling that Berlin could abandon a flagship joint defence project for Europe.

WORLD

Epstein tried to build web of powerful ties across Middle East

Reuters, Published on 18/02/2026

» DUBAI — The departure of the chief executive of Dubai port giant DP World is the biggest fallout in the Middle East from US Department of Justice documents which show that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein tried to build a powerful network of political ​figures and business leaders across the region.

SPORTS

Danthai bags third Esan Open crown after playoff

Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 18/02/2026

» Danthai Boonma captured his third Singha Esan Open title on Sunday, edging Pawit Tangkamolprasert and Poomi Saksangsilp in a tense playoff at Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club.

WORLD

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies

Published on 17/02/2026

» The charismatic US civil rights ​leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.