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THAILAND

Bhumjaithai win bodes well for conservatives

News, Published on 11/02/2026

» The outcome of Thailand's latest general election has prompted intense debate among political analysts, with many concluding that the decisive victory of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) represents a triumph of the conservative camp reinforced by rising nationalist sentiment and the strategic consolidation of local political power bases, or ban yai (influential political clans).

OPINION

Roaring global growth is emerging

News, Published on 11/02/2026

» The chaotic newsflow, geopolitical shape-shifting ‍and wild market swings ‍of 2026 have clouded one basic signal: the global economy is racing forward.

SPORTS

Weeraphon, Jutatip bag top awards

Sports, Published on 11/02/2026

» Weightlifter Weeraphon Wichuma and teqball player Jutatip Kuntatong were named the best male and female amateur athletes of the year by the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) on Monday.

SPORTS

Amateurs on the rise with WAAP success

Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 11/02/2026

» The region's top women amateur golfers, including Thailand's Prim Prachnakorn and Achiraya Sriwong, Malaysia's Jeneath Wong and Korea's Oh Soo-Min, do not need to look far for inspiration when they reach the crossroads of when to turn professional.

OPINION

Japanese PM Takaichi comes out on top

Oped, Published on 11/02/2026

» Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has just scored an unprecedented victory in the country's general election. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which she leads, won 316 seats in the 465-member House of Representatives (the Diet's lower house), up sharply from 198. The combined strength of two parties that had merged hastily -- despite their fundamentally opposing platforms -- in an effort to bring Ms Takaichi down fell from 167 seats to just 49. The LDP, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, has never looked more robust.

OPINION

Thin buyer guide

Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/02/2026

» Re: "Choosing the right air purifier for Thailand's rising air pollution", (Life, Feb 8).

WORLD

Bangladesh PM candidate warns of ‘huge’ challenges

AFP, Published on 10/02/2026

» DHAKA - Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial candidate Tarique Rahman says he faces “huge” challenges if he wins elections this week, vowing to repair a country he said was looted under the previous ousted government.

THAILAND

Export curbs ‘will stop scammers rebuilding’

Published on 10/02/2026

» The cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged updated regulations governing export-controlled goods along Thailand’s eastern border, including construction materials such as cement and steel.

THAILAND

Chon Buri recount decision due in two days

Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2026

» The Election Commission has sent a fact-finding team to Chon Buri to investigate allegations of widespread irregularities in the vote-counting process in a constituency won by Bhumjaithai Party candidate Suchart Chomklin, an acting deputy prime minister.

WORLD

Israeli PM to press Trump for harder line on Iranian missiles

AFP, Published on 10/02/2026

» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington Wednesday, seeking to press him to adopt a tougher line on Iran’s ballistic missile programme in the next round of talks.