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Rape case causes rift at People's Party
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2026
» The People's Party (PP) is facing internal turmoil after a rape conviction involving one of its Maha Sarakham candidates triggered calls for urgent reform of its candidate-screening system.
BoT upgrades Thai GDP forecast after robust Q4
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/02/2026
» The Bank of Thailand is upbeat about the country's growth prospects, projecting GDP expansion of 1.9% this year, up from its previous estimate of 1.5%, after the economy grew stronger than forecast in the fourth quarter of last year.
Iran set to buy anti-ship missiles from China
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2026
» Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti-ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys a vast naval force near the Iranian coast ahead of possible strikes on the Islamic Republic.
Bangkok rolls out cooling centres as heat risks rise in 2026
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 24/02/2026
» Bangkok is stepping up its response to intensifying heat by rolling out air‑conditioned cooling centres across the capital, part of a broader heat management plan aimed at protecting residents as temperatures climb in 2026 and climate risks grow.
Mexico's violence-hit Guadalajara to host World Cup games
AFP, Published on 24/02/2026
» GUADALAJARA — The city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence this past weekend, alongside other parts of Mexico, after an army raid left a notorious drug lord dead.
Fake scam busters steal students’ data
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/02/2026
» Police have arrested three members of a gang posing as anti-scam trainers to steal personal data from hundreds of young students and allegedly using it to register mobile phone SIM cards they sold to scam gangs in Myanmar.
Senate probes conscript death case
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/02/2026
» A Senate committee has launched an inquiry into the death of Pvt Phetcharat Kamlangying, despite the Royal Thai Army's assertion that he died of heart failure.
Fraud complaints 'declining'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/02/2026
» The Anti Cyber Scam Centre (ACSC) has reported a decline in overall online fraud cases in the latest weekly review but warned that investment scams have surged to become the leading cause of financial losses, with damages exceeding 123 million baht.
Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» KANO (NIGERIA) - The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP.
Chinese shoppers are Asia's biggest airport spenders
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/02/2026
» HONG KONG — Chinese travellers are outspending their Asian peers at the region's airports in search of gifts, food and luxury purchases, a trade association has found.