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WORLD

Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.

BUSINESS

Baht to remain volatile despite foreign fund flows

Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/02/2026

» Although positive domestic sentiment has supported baht appreciation against the US dollar, the local currency is expected to remain highly volatile amid persistent external uncertainties.

BUSINESS

Digital agency touts operations plan

Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/02/2026

» The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) has outlined its operations plan for this year, dubbed "depa unstoppable" and focusing on continued training of human resources, the promotion of innovation investment and the development of digital infrastructure.

BUSINESS

Egat makes B31bn investment to upgrade EEC power system

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/02/2026

» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is spending 31 billion baht to upgrade the power transmission system in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), in a bid to ease a bottleneck for electricity supply to data centre development projects.

BUSINESS

Customs mulls duty hike on luxury goods

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/02/2026

» The Customs Department is considering raising import duties on luxury goods to increase government revenue.

THAILAND

Hospital funds squeeze weighs on minister

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2026

» A deepening liquidity crisis among state hospitals has intensified pressure on the new Public Health Minister to overhaul the universal healthcare system, as medical groups warn that financial instability is spreading across the country's public health network.

BUSINESS

SME loans to be aided by programmes

Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/02/2026

» Despite weak loan growth in the banking sector, economists believe existing schemes will be sufficient to support lending for two years, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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.

THAILAND

Thai–Chinese high-speed rail phase 1 hits 51%

News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» The first phase of the Thai–Chinese high-speed rail project has reached 51.74% progress, says the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).