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THAILAND

Students ask court to annul general election

Online Reporters, Published on 16/02/2026

» A group of university students on Monday asked the Central Administrative Court to annul the Feb 8 general election, claiming that the barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers could illegally expose voters' choices.

BUSINESS

Hat Yai tourism reels as Chinese New Year bookings plunge

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» HAT YAI - The Chinese New Year in Hat Yai has been markedly subdued this year, with room bookings plunging and many businesses still closed months after last year’s flood, local hotel and tourism operators said on Sunday,

THAILAND

EC reaffirms vote secrecy amid barcode worries

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» The Election Commission on Sunday reaffirmed that the Feb 8 general election was run  in strict compliance with the principle of “direct and secret voting”.

THAILAND

Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far South

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» Two endangered thin-snouted freshwater crocodiles were recently seen in the wild for the first time in decades in the far South, where they had been believed extinct, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported. 

THAILAND

People’s Party to sue EC over ballot barcodes

Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026

» The People’s Party is preparing to take the Election Commission (EC) to court over its use of ballot barcodes that could violate the principle of secret voting, be used to intimidate voters and pose a harmful risk of data leaks.

THAILAND

People’s Party reaffirms opposition role

Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026

» The People’s Party has reaffirmed its role as leader of the opposition and ruled out joining the government, according to party spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu.

THAILAND

Malaysia fencing Thai border ‘rat routes’ with barbed wire

Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026

» Malaysia has started installing security wire at illegal passes along the river border opposite Narathiwat province in Thailand to tackle cross-border crimes.

THAILAND

Ballot barcodes don’t breach secrecy, says poll body

Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026

» The Election Commission (EC) has defended the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers, saying the features are lawful security measures used to combat forgery, manage ballot stocks and prevent mismatches between voter numbers and ballots used.

THAILAND

PM Anutin weds long-time partner

Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul married his long-time partner Thananon Niramit in an intimate ceremony at his private residence in Bangkok on Friday morning, with family members and a senior government official serving as witnesses. It is Mr Anutin’s third marriage.

THAILAND

Election Commission denies recount request in Chon Buri

Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026

» The Election Commission (EC) has rejected protesters’ petition for a recount in Chon Buri’s constituency 1, finding no credible evidence of electoral misconduct or errors in the vote count.