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WORLD

Athletes outrace condom supply at Winter Olympics

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» Competitors at the Winter Olympics in Italy became the subject of off-colour jokes after reports emerged that the 10,000 condoms supplied to the athletes’ village ran out in just three days.

WORLD

Son of ex-leaders poised to be Bangladesh PM

Reuters, Published on 14/02/2026

» DHAKA - The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist ​Party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections on Friday, returning to power after nearly two ‌decades and positioning leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months of unrest and economic disruption.

THAILAND

Women accuse Ang Thong ‘exorcist’ of sexual assault

Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2026

» Police say they suspect as many as 10 women have been sexually assaulted by a famous undertaker during “cleansing” rites that he performs at a temple in Ang Thong.

SPORTS

Ukrainian loses appeal against Olympics disqualification

AFP, Published on 14/02/2026

» MILAN - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych on Friday lost his appeal against his disqualification from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of the Ukrainian war dead.

SPORTS

Ukraine racer appeals Olympic helmet ban

AFP, Published on 13/02/2026

» MILAN - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he hoped “truth would prevail” as he appealed to sport’s highest court on Friday following his Olympic ban, as US figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin eyed a second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.

WORLD

Palestine activists win legal challenge against UK ban

AFP, Published on 13/02/2026

» LONDON - London’s high court on Friday upheld a challenge to a government ban on activist group Palestine Action, saying the proscription had interfered with the right to freedom of speech.

THAILAND

‘Tokyogurl’, ‘Cheerio’ charged in SEA Games cheating case

Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026

» The Crime Suppression Division has arrested a former national e‑sports athlete and her proxy player on computer‑crime charges stemming from a cheating scandal at the 33rd SEA Games, held in Bangkok last year.

SPORTS

'Madness': Ukrainians furious over Olympian ban for memorial helmet

AFP, Published on 12/02/2026

» KYIV — Ukrainians were outraged Thursday by a decision from the International Olympic Committee to disqualify their skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics over his helmet honouring killed athletes.

SPORTS

ONE Championship: Shadow survives hydration scare at Fight Night 40 weigh-ins as one athlete fails

Nick Atkin, Published on 12/02/2026

» Shadow Singha Mawynn endured an anxious few hours at the scales before finally securing his place in Saturday’s ONE Championship interim featherweight Muay Thai title fight.

THAILAND

Anutin rejects election fraud claims

Post Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed allegations of election fraud, insisting that any decision on a nationwide recount lies solely with the Election Commission (EC), which remains well within its legal timeframe to certify the results.