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Hong Kong offers buyouts for homes damaged in deadly fire
Published on 21/02/2026
» HONG KONG - Authorities in Hong Kong on Saturday announced a buyout offer for owners who lost their homes in a deadly high-rise housing complex fire, rather than rebuilding the charred apartment blocks as some residents had hoped for.
Frayed nerves in France ahead of far-right rally
AFP, Published on 21/02/2026
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.
Army officer prosecuted over septic pit punishment
Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026
» An army sergeant at a camp in Prachin Buri province is facing criminal prosecution and disciplinary punishment after a video shared online showed him forcing a conscript to crawl into a septic pit and striking him on the back with a stick.
Bhumjaithai-led coalition ‘finalised’, minus Klatham
Online Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026
» A coalition government led by the election-winning Bhumjaithai Party has been finalised with a combined 300 House seats — and minus the Klatham Party, according to a source.
Trump moves to Plan B on tariffs
Published on 21/02/2026
» US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% global tariff on foreign goods, moving quickly to preserve his trade agenda after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the levies he imposed last year.
Petitioner challenges People's Party over rapist candidate
Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026
» The People's Party is facing a petition seeking an investigation by the Election Commission (EC) over its decision to field a candidate who has now been convicted of rape, a development that could potentially lead to the party's dissolution.
Rights commission helps draft conscript-protection rules
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/02/2026
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has joined hands with the army and navy in drafting a framework aimed at improving the treatment of new conscripts.
High risk as mercury rises
News, Editorial, Published on 21/02/2026
» On Monday, Thailand will officially enter the hot, or summer, season. The Ministry of Public Health has warned citizens and businesses to prepare for what is expected to be a more severe summer than last year, due to rising global temperatures.
After 66 years, Cuba's regime faces reckoning
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/02/2026
» Fidel Castro and his communist band of brothers have had a good long run in power (66 years), but they have run out of road.
Zoonotic risk
Postbag, Published on 21/02/2026
» Re: "Wildlife smuggle bid foiled at airport", (BP, Feb 19).