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THAILAND

Thanathorn: People’s Party won’t ‘distort’ a Bhumjaithai win

Aekkarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/01/2026

» The People's Party is prepared to take on the role of opposition if Bhumjaithai wins the Feb 8 election, says Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Progressive Movement.

BUSINESS

Renewed AI optimism gives Asian shares a lift

Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/01/2026

» RECAP: Asian stocks advanced yesterday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported strong earnings. Risk appetite also improved after US President Donald Trump pulled back from threatened military action against Iran over a violent crackdown on protests.

OPINION

Living in Thailand's age of impunity

News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/01/2026

» There's no place like Thailand. Joyscrolling TikTok and Reels reveals dozens of clips made by international visitors lamenting having to leave our lovely country and return to dreary Europe or joyless America. "Nobody talks about how hard it is to go from this" -- insert a cut of a wonderful beach in Krabi -- "to this"--cut to a drab, damp suburban street somewhere in the West. Add a crying-face emoji. "I want to move here!" the traveller announces. True, everybody loves Thailand.

WORLD

Zelensky hopes US talks yield results

AFP, Published on 16/01/2026

» KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he hopes Ukraine will sign agreements with the United States next week on a plan to end Russia’s invasion but lashed out at slow ammunition deliveries from abroad.

WORLD

US lawmakers visit Denmark to support Greenland

AFP, Published on 16/01/2026

» COPENHAGEN - A bipartisan US Congress delegation began a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to voice support for Denmark and Greenland after US President Donald Trump threatened to take over the Arctic island, an autonomous Danish territory.

BUSINESS

Italian-Thai projects halted after fatal accidents

Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026

» The Ministry of Transport on Friday ​ordered a 15-day construction halt on 14 contracts involving Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) as well as other large-scale projects overseen by the ministry, as it conducts safety inspections after two fatal crane accidents in two days.

BUSINESS

Low-carbon economy push gains momentum

Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/01/2026

» Thailand is ready to pick up the pace as it moves toward a low-carbon economy following cabinet approval of the Climate Change Bill, according to acting Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

WORLD

Rohingya genocide claims ‘unsubstantiated’, Myanmar tells court

AFP, Published on 16/01/2026

» THE HAGUE - Myanmar on Friday dismissed as “unsubstantiated” allegations that it committed genocide against its Rohingya minority, telling the International Court of Justice that its brutal crackdown was a “counter-terrorism operation”.

WORLD

Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken down

AFP, Published on 16/01/2026

» SIHANOUKVILLE (CAMBODIA) - Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.

BUSINESS

Vietnam targets $5.5bn in foreign loans for 2026 to boost infrastructure development

Reuters, Published on 16/01/2026

» HANOI - Vietnam ‍plans ‍to secure $5.5 billion (172.5 billion baht) in foreign loans in 2026 as it seeks to speed up ‌the construction of large-scale national infrastructure ​projects and tackle persistent bottlenecks in the disbursement of development finance, its government said on Friday.