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WORLD

Peru to elect interim leader after graft scandal ousts president

AFP, Published on 18/02/2026

» LIMA - Peru's Congress is preparing to elect an interim president on Wednesday to replace Jose Jeri, who was impeached in a graft scandal just four months after taking office.

WORLD

Peru impeaches interim president after four months in office

AFP, Published on 18/02/2026

» LIMA - Peru's Congress on Tuesday impeached interim president Jose Jeri, the Latin American country's seventh head of state in 10 years and only the latest toppled over graft claims.

THAILAND

People’s Party dissolution sought for ‘media company’ links

Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026

» Serial petitioner Srisuwan Janya has asked the Election Commission (EC) to seek the dissolution of the People’s Party over allegations that it was connected to Spectre C Co, a media company accused of running illegal information operations.

THAILAND

Man splashed petrol on bank manager and demanded B5m at mall

Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 16/02/2026

» SAMUT PRAKAN: A man splashed petrol over a female bank manager at a shopping centre and demanded 5 million baht in cash. However, eyewitnesses overpowered him.

THAILAND

Online fraud rises, losses fall

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/02/2026

» The Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has reported a sharp rise in online fraud cases, with nearly 8,000 cases recorded nationwide in just one week, though the average loss per case has declined.

OPINION

Decriminalising sex work needs clarity

Oped, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 04/02/2026

» The world's oldest profession has always been a taboo subject in Thai society, even in our politics so it was encouraging to see at least five political parties -- the Pheu Thai Party, the People's Party, the Movement Party, the Thai Sang Thai Party, and the Democrat Party -- agree that the current Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act B.E. 2539 (1996) needs to be repealed.

THAILAND

Sex workers get pre-election boost

Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 01/02/2026

» Political parties have voiced support for Thai sex workers ahead of the Feb 8 poll, vowing more protection and dignity under the law in a country where prostitution remains a crime.

WORLD

Ninth policeman dies in Guatemala gang riots, attacks

AFP, Published on 20/01/2026

» GUATEMALA CITY - Authorities in Guatemala said Monday a ninth police officer died of his injuries following an outbreak of gang violence, over which the government declared a state of emergency.

THAILAND

Russian fugitive arrested in Koh Samui

Online Reporters, Published on 09/01/2026

» SURAT THANI - Immigration officials have arrested a Russian man wanted for extorting more than 1 million roubles from an automotive company CEO in Russia, using biometric tracking to locate him at a luxury hotel in Koh Samui.

THAILAND

Man arrested for posing as police officer to dupe Thai woman in the US

Online Reporters, Published on 07/01/2026

» A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Prachin Buri after he was accused of posing as a police officer and extorting money from a US-based Thai woman by falsely linking her to a money-laundering case, causing her to lose almost 200 million baht.