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WORLD

UK Labour party loses parliamentary seat to left-wing Greens

AFP, Published on 27/02/2026

» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - Britain's ruling Labour party on Friday lost a crunch local poll in one of its traditional northern English heartlands to the left-wing Greens, adding to the woes of unpopular Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

LIFE

Love or lie?

Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/02/2026

» According to the Royal Thai Police, there were 5,164 cases of romance scams with damages of over 1.6 billion baht from online crimes reported between 2022 and 2024. To raise awareness of romance scams, COFACT (Collaborative Fact Checking) organised the forum “Love Or Lie? Exposing Romance Scams on Valentine's Day”.

BUSINESS

Prices of new Samsung Galaxy to rise by up to 20% in Thailand

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/02/2026

» Rising memory component costs have pushed up launch prices for Samsung's latest flagship lineup, with several models in the new Galaxy S26 series debuting up to 20% higher than their Galaxy S25 predecessors in Thailand.

BUSINESS

Analysts see buoyant SET following rate cut

Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/02/2026

» Analysts are lifting Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index estimates for 2026 after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 1.00%, the lowest level in nearly four years, triggering expectations of a market re-rating.

WORLD

US plaintiff decries harmful social media addiction

AFP, Published on 27/02/2026

» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The plaintiff in a blockbuster social media trial in Los Angeles took the stand Thursday, telling the jury that she could not control her use of YouTube and Instagram as a child.

WORLD

Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising: ally to AFP

AFP, Published on 27/02/2026

» MIAMI - A US-based man identified by Cuba as one of those killed by its coast guard in a shootout off the Cuban coast had spoken often of wanting to liberate the island, a political ally told AFP on Thursday.

THAILAND

Govt orders re-test for toxins

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/02/2026

» Chiang Rai: Authorities will conduct another test to determine the concentration of arsenic in the Kok River, following recent research that found traces of the heavy metal in samples collected from residents living along the river.

OPINION

Heat back on SAO

Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2026

» A music video released by the State Audit Office (SAO) came at just the right time. Without this house track, the harrowing collapse of its under-construction building might have begun to fade from public attention.

OPINION

We don't need 'Seven Dangerous Days'

Oped, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 27/02/2026

» Every Thai driver recognises the moment. The light turns green. Naturally, you can move; yet in Thai-style traffic, your instincts tell you to be hesitant. Despite the traffic light, a reckless motorcycle may still cross. A pickup may not stop. Drivers behind start honking as they wait to pass through the intersection. For a brief second, drivers just cannot afford to be certain about how others will behave.

OPINION

Carney's speech signals end of Western illusions

Oped, Published on 27/02/2026

» When the late playwright Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll first opened 20 years ago, it was deeply personal for me as a student at Cambridge studying film in Prague. A meditation on the clash between communism and capitalism in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), it dwelt on the confrontation between high theory and lived reality in a way that moved me profoundly. Two decades later, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent speech in Davos felt like the sequel.