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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.

WORLD

Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession

AFP, Published on 27/02/2026

» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules.

WORLD

Pakistan bombs Kabul after Afghanistan attacks border

AFP, Published on 27/02/2026

» ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) - Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan including the capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad's defence minister declaring the neighbours at "open war" following months of tit-for-tat clashes.

THAILAND

Social Security Office to release board poll data

News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2026

» The Social Security Office (SSO) has agreed to release the raw data gathered from its recent public consultation on the draft regulations governing the election of the Social Security Board.

THAILAND

Sereepisuth targets PM over Thamanat appointment

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/02/2026

» Seri Ruam Thai Party leader Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves says he will petition the Ombudsman over Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's appointment of Capt Thamanat Prompow as a deputy prime minister and as agriculture and cooperatives minister.

THAILAND

Bhumjaithai nears majority in House

News, Published on 27/02/2026

» The Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party is reportedly bringing in nine MPs from the Klatham Party in support of its bid to form a new government, with no visible role for Capt Thamanat Prompow, the party's chief adviser, in the emerging realignment, according to media reports.

THAILAND

Sihasak defends border conduct in Europe: ministry

News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/02/2026

» Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow used his recent visit to Europe to reaffirm Thailand's commitment to peace with Cambodia and firmly reject allegations that Thai forces had violated Cambodian territory, the ministry said yesterday.

OPINION

Portugal calls for global unity, multilateralism

Oped, Published on 27/02/2026

» It is a great pleasure to be here in Thailand, and especially good to be able to have this opportunity to share our vision on how Portugal views the world and the role and importance of multilateralism.

OPINION

Conscript deaths

Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2026

» Re: "Senate probes conscript death case", (BP, Feb 24). The news that a Senate committee will inquire into the death of Pvt Phetcharat Kamlangying is a step in the right direction. But is it enough?

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.