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Shopping malls as Bangkok's cultural thermometer
BitesizeBKK, Published on 19/02/2026
» Bangkok’s shopping malls serve as a cultural litmus test. Step out of your TikTok and Instagram feed for a quick minute, and take a walk around the multi-leveled floors of Emquartier, take the escalators up and down Dusit Central Park, and a peek at the ground floor of Siam Paragon and it’ll be a very telling test of which brands are working, what’s attracting queues and who’s on their way out.
Arctic island Svalbard also wary of great powers
AFP, Published on 19/02/2026
» LONGYEARBYEN, Svalbard - There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic territory coveted by the United States or Russia.
Supreme Court upholds lese-majeste sentence
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/02/2026
» The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling sentencing a man to three years and four months in prison for violating the lese majeste law over a social media post about the death of King Rama VIII.
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.
Senators push to halt approval of Election Commission candidates
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/02/2026
» A group of senators called for the postponement of the Senate's approval of two Election Commission (EC) nominees, citing concerns about potential conflicts of interest and waning public confidence in independent bodies.
Bodo/Glimt stun Inter, Gordon hits four in Newcastle Champions League romp
AFP, Published on 19/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Norway's Bodo/Glimt stunned Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, beating last season's runners-up 3-1 in the first leg of their knockout phase play-off tie after Anthony Gordon scored four as Newcastle United hammered Qarabag 6-1 in Azerbaijan.
Why communities pay for mining
Oped, Published on 19/02/2026
» Last week, policymakers and industry executives of mining companies gathered in Cape Town for the annual African Mining Indaba. They followed a familiar script: governments would court investors, companies would promise jobs and growth, and champagne would flow as speakers tout Africa as indispensable to the global energy transition.
Fiscal deficit will trigger 2026 crisis
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 19/02/2026
» If readers want to be fully convinced that there will be a financial crisis in 2026, I can do that in three minutes. Readers need only look at the last two columns of the attached table, which depict the financing situation of the Thai economy in 2025 (actual) and 2026 (projected).
AI and the digital productivity boom
Business, Published on 19/02/2026
» Across Southeast Asia, a new wave of digital productivity is reshaping how economies grow, compete and innovate, with artificial intelligence (AI) at the centre of this transformation. No longer just a supporting tool, AI is becoming foundational infrastructure, much like roads, electricity and telecom once were.
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.