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BUSINESS

Hat Yai tourism reels as Chinese New Year bookings plunge

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» HAT YAI - The Chinese New Year in Hat Yai has been markedly subdued this year, with room bookings plunging and many businesses still closed months after last year’s flood, local hotel and tourism operators said on Sunday,

WORLD

Australia pledges $2.7bn to speed up nuclear submarine shipyard

Reuters, Published on 15/02/2026

» SYDNEY - Australia ⁠said ⁠on Sunday it would ​spend A$3.9 billion (US $2.76 billion) to progress construction of a ​shipyard that will help ‌deliver nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS defence pact with the US and Britain.

WORLD

UK to deploy aircraft carrier group to Arctic this year: PM 

AFP, Published on 15/02/2026

» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Britain will deploy its aircraft carrier group to the North Atlantic this year in a "powerful show of force" against Russian threats in the Arctic, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday.

WORLD

Rubio tells Europe to join Trump's fight, says it belongs with US

AFP, Published on 15/02/2026

» MUNICH (GERMANY) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure a nervous Europe on Saturday, saying Washington wanted to recharge the transatlantic alliance so a strong Europe could help the United States on its mission of global "renewal".

SPORTS

ONE Championship: Nabil Anane hints at Rambolek title defence as brother Yonis continues rise

Nick Atkin, Published on 14/02/2026

» Nabil Anane had one eye on the ring – and one on the rankings.

SPORTS

ONE Championship: Zhang Peimian open to Jonathan Di Bella rematch after statement win at Friday Fights 142

Nick Atkin, Published on 14/02/2026

» Zhang Peimian walked out of Lumpinee Stadium on Friday night with more than just a unanimous decision win.

THAILAND

Klatham: Local force to national player

Published on 14/02/2026

» One of the biggest surprises of Thailand’s recent general election was the meteoric rise of the Klatham Party, which secured nearly 60 seats nationwide — an outcome no opinion polls had anticipated.

OPINION

Navigating between global superpowers

News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 14/02/2026

» Both China and the US issued new national security policies over the past year. At first glance, they seem to diverge markedly, portending a deep rupture in the world order. Yet, they may also bear some similarities in terms of self-interest and self-advancement. Collateral to that, other countries seeking to forge a middle path may wish to navigate a perspicacious route towards global equilibrium.

OPINION

Anutin fuels border fear

News, Editorial, Published on 14/02/2026

» From a dubious plan to tightly seal the border with Cambodia, caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is seeking to form a coalition government, has now given the nod to construct additional fencing along the frontier -- a move that signals extended hostility towards Thailand's immediate neighbour.

OPINION

China military purge exposes Xi's unease

News, John J Metzler, Published on 14/02/2026

» Strange and mysterious events are transpiring inside the walls of Beijing's Forbidden City. In the massive nearby government compound Zhongnanhai there's a clear unease as Communist Party Chief and military supremo Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has shuffled the political cards in the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), by purging his two top generals.