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LIFE

The curious cases of YouTubers turned filmmakers

Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026

» The recent independent horror film Iron Lung (2026) by popular YouTuber Markiplier opened at US$21.7 million at the box office, seven times its modest US$3 million budget. The film also garnered 90% approval from fans on Rotten Tomatoes. This is not the first, and far from the only, time that YouTubers have turned to filmmaking.

WORLD

UN experts link Guatemala's attorney general to illegal adoptions

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» GUATEMALA CITY — United Nations (UN) experts on Monday called for an investigation into Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras for possible involvement in illegal adoptions of Indigenous children in the 1980s, during the country's civil war.

WORLD

Frederick Wiseman, documentarian of America's institutions, dead at 96

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» PARIS (FRANCE) - US documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman died Monday, a representative confirmed to AFP. He was 96 years old.

OPINION

Nato 1.0 is dead. Long live Nato 2.0

News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/02/2026

» Every year about this time, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), the world's most powerful alliance for the past 77 years, holds a conference in Munich to examine its state of health.

BUSINESS

Nomination nightmare for precious metals

Business, Published on 17/02/2026

» The nomination of Kevin Warsh as the new chairman of the US Federal Reserve turned into a nightmare for the precious metals complex on Jan 30. Prices plummeted at an unprecedented pace as speculators who had fuelled the relentless rally started to sell.

WORLD

Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta

Reuters, Published on 16/02/2026

» ​Myanmar has ordered ⁠the ⁠head of East Timor's diplomatic ​mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry ​as saying on Monday, in an ‌escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.

LIFE

Tradition in motion

Life, Jitti Chompee, Published on 16/02/2026

» For decades, Thailand has been internationally recognised for the richness of its performing arts traditions -- from classical court forms such as khon to vibrant regional folk practices embedded in everyday life. Yet, paradoxically, choreography as a contemporary artistic discipline has remained structurally under-supported, sustained largely by individual effort rather than by a coherent national vision.

WORLD

After Munich speech, Rubio visits Trump's allies in Slovakia and Hungary

AFP, Published on 15/02/2026

» BRATISLAVA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, continuing his European tour with visits to countries led by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump, with the next stop Hungary.

THAILAND

EC 'slow' to clear up doubts

Mongkol Bangprapa and Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 15/02/2026

» The Election Commission (EC) is unlikely to order a nationwide recount or call a fresh election, despite allegations of irregularities in several constituencies, political analysts say.

BUSINESS

Levelling the e-commerce playing field

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/02/2026

» The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) has issued new guidelines for the Trade Competition Act of 2017, expected to be published in the Royal Gazette next month, aiming to curb unfair trade practices and prevent monopolistic behaviour in multi-sided platform businesses, with a focus on e-commerce.