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WORLD

UK’s crumbling canals threatened with collapse

AFP, Published on 11/02/2026

» WHITCHURCH, England - On a misty winter’s day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.

WORLD

Noisy humans harm birds and affect breeding success: study

AFP, Published on 11/02/2026

» PARIS (FRANCE) - Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.

THAILAND

Red Line extension relocation eyed

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/02/2026

» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has moved to overhaul the design of its Red Line suburban railway extension, proposing to relocate and rename the planned Ratchawithi Station to create a direct link with Ramathibodi Hospital, in a bid to improve passenger convenience and urban connectivity.

THAILAND

New Mekong riverside road due March next year

News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026

» The Naka Vithi Mekong riverside road project, aimed at boosting cross-border trade, transport and tourism between Thailand and Laos, is expected to be completed by March next year, the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) said.

BUSINESS

Digital tech central to national upgrade

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/02/2026

» The government has pledged to leverage digital technology to upgrade agricultural supply chains.

BUSINESS

Foreign funds drive baht gains, market rally

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/02/2026

» Continuous foreign fund inflows into both stock and bond markets following the Feb 8 election are likely to push the baht to appreciate beyond 31 against the US dollar, as Thailand's political uncertainties have eased, pundits say.

BUSINESS

New government's IT policies may lift sector by 6%

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/02/2026

» If the incoming coalition government implements its IT policies as pledged during the campaign, it should increase revenue growth of system integrator and data centre businesses by 5.8% year-on-year to 260 billion baht this year, says Krungthai Compass, a research unit under Krungthai Bank.

BUSINESS

UOB: Economic growth depends on stability

Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2026

» Effective implementation of the new government's policies will be pivotal in building investor confidence and attracting both foreign portfolio inflows and foreign direct investment (FDI) into Thailand, according to UOB Thailand.

WORLD

US to scrap legal cornerstone of climate regulations this week

AFP, Published on 11/02/2026

» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump's administration is set to finalize on Thursday its repeal of a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

OPINION

Reinvent Thailand to revive growth

Oped, Boonwara Sumano, Published on 11/02/2026

» In the 1990s, Thailand ranked second in Asean for state performance, behind only Singapore. Today, we trail several neighbours. This decline has unfolded gradually over three decades -- through repeated economic crises, institutional stagnation, and reforms that never quite went far enough. What is different today is that the cost of inaction has become far more dangerous.