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THAILAND

Officials seize 42,000 fake goods worth B220m

Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» More than 42,000 counterfeit and substandard goods worth about 223 million baht were seized by customs officials between Jan 13 and Feb 6, government spokeswoman Aiyarin Phanrit said. 

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

‘Biggest’ Israeli drug dealer on Koh Phangan arrested

Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 14/02/2026

» SURAT THANI - A major Israeli drug dealer, who operated out of the restaurant he owned on Koh Phangan, was arrested on Friday with narcotics worth over 50 million baht seized, authorities said.

WORLD

Less glamour, more content, says Wim Wenders of Berlin Film Fest

AFP, Published on 13/02/2026

» BERLIN - Berlin Film Festival jury president Wim Wenders said Thursday that this year's 76th edition of the festival would have "less glamour" but "more content" in its eclectic selection.

THAILAND

Austrian drug fugitive nabbed in Chon Buri

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/02/2026

» CHON BURI - An Austrian man wanted by Interpol for alleged involvement in a cocaine-trafficking network in his home country has been arrested at a hotel in Sattahip district, the Immigration Bureau said on Thursday.

WORLD

Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising

AFP, Published on 12/02/2026

» DHAKA - Bangladesh voted on Thursday in its first election since a deadly 2024 uprising, as parties crushed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule return to the fray with a powerful political heir facing an Islamist-led coalition.

WORLD

Cambodia preparing ambitious anti-scam law

Bloomberg News, Published on 12/02/2026

» Cambodia is drafting a law targeting online scams, seeking to build a bulwark against criminals using the country as a base to siphon billions of dollars from victims globally.

THAILAND

17 Chinese sneaking into Thailand arrested at Bangkok hotel

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/02/2026

» Seventeen Chinese nationals were arrested at a Bangkok hotel on Tuesday after entering Thailand illegally from Cambodia, having fled the neighbouring country after scam centres were reportedly shut down.

WORLD

Cambodia says nearly 200 scam centres closed

Reuters, Published on 11/02/2026

» KAMPOT, Cambodia - Cambodia has closed almost 200 scam ​centres in a crackdown on transnational fraud ‌in recent weeks, a senior government official said, with authorities providing rare access to one centre in a bid to show they are tackling the sophisticated operations targeting people across the globe.

WORLD

AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims

Bloomberg, Published on 10/02/2026

» Criminals in Southeast Asia are harnessing inexpensive AI tools to target bigger pools of potential victims at high speed, keeping scam centers humming even as governments try and crack down, senior officials at Interpol say.