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THAILAND

Suspect in Kamnan Nok bid-rigging ring arrested

Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2026

» NAKHON SAWAN - A woman suspected of involvement in a bid-rigging network linked to the notorious “Kamnan Nok” has been arrested at her home in Muang district, police said on Friday.

BUSINESS

Thai hotel group Minor plans $1bn property fund

Published on 20/02/2026

» Minor International Plc, Thailand’s largest hotel and restaurant chain operator, plans to set up its first real estate investment trust worth about $1 billion, and is exploring a Hong Kong listing of its restaurant unit to raise funds for debt repayment.

THAILAND

Prachachart Party supports Anutin to be PM

Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/02/2026

» The Prachachart Party officially confirmed backing Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul to be the new prime minister on Friday. However, Prachachart leader Pol Col Tawee Sodsong expected to opt out of the alliance due to his alleged involvement in cases linked to Bhumjaithai.

THAILAND

Court extends sentence for lawyer who called for monarchy reform

Published on 20/02/2026

» The Criminal Court in Bangkok has ​sentenced jailed human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa to ​an additional ‌two years and eight months in prison for royal defamation and sedition in connection with a speech he gave at a protest in Bangkok in November 2020, a rights group ​said ⁠on Friday, bringing his combined sentence to more than 30 years.

WORLD

Ex-South Korea leader apologises for martial law crisis

AFP, Published on 20/02/2026

» SEOUL - South Korea's disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol apologised on Friday for the "hardship" caused by his 2024 martial law decree, a day after he was sentenced to life in prison for insurrection.

WORLD

Former Prince Andrew is released after being arrested amid Epstein revelations

New York Times, Published on 20/02/2026

» LONDON — British police on Thursday evening released Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, after taking him into custody for several hours, intensifying a long-running crisis for the monarchy over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

WORLD

Venezuela parliament unanimously approves amnesty law

AFP, Published on 20/02/2026

» CARACAS — Venezuela's National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved a long-awaited amnesty law that could free hundreds of political prisoners jailed for being government detractors.

WORLD

Russian decision is a betrayal: Ukrainian Paralympics chief

AFP, Published on 20/02/2026

» PARIS — The President of the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee told Agence France-Presse (AFP) he feels the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have betrayed Ukraine by permitting Russian athletes to compete under their own flag at the Milan-Cortina Games.

BUSINESS

China’s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand

Published on 20/02/2026

» On the 30th floor of the Chartered Square building in downtown Bangkok, the low-key office of Skyhub Technologies Ltd serves as a nexus for a burgeoning and contentious trade.

WORLD

Nasa delivers harsh assessment of botched Boeing Starliner test flight

AFP, Published on 20/02/2026

» WASHINGTON — The  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) on Thursday blamed what it called engineering vulnerabilities in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft along with internal agency mistakes in a sharply critical report assessing a botched mission that left two astronauts stranded in space.