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Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules.
Social Security Office to release board poll data
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2026
» The Social Security Office (SSO) has agreed to release the raw data gathered from its recent public consultation on the draft regulations governing the election of the Social Security Board.
Carney's speech signals end of Western illusions
Oped, Antara Haldar, Published on 27/02/2026
» When the late playwright Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll first opened 20 years ago, it was deeply personal for me as a student at Cambridge studying film in Prague. A meditation on the clash between communism and capitalism in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic and Slovakia), it dwelt on the confrontation between high theory and lived reality in a way that moved me profoundly. Two decades later, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent speech in Davos felt like the sequel.
E-commerce giants form Thai trade group
SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK, Published on 26/02/2026
» Thailand needs a sustainable digital infrastructure to guarantee continued health of the industry, according to the Thai Digital Platform Trade Association (TDPA), a new trade group founded by major operators Grab, Lazada, Line Man Wongnai and Shopee.
BTS asks passengers to keep their hair in check
Online Reporters, Published on 26/02/2026
» The operator of the BTS Skytrain has called on passengers to refrain from flicking or tossing their hair while travelling during peak hours, warning that loose locks could accidentally strike fellow commuters in the face, shoulders, eyes or mouth.
Stricter rules for online gold platforms in March
Wichit Chantanusornsiri and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/02/2026
» The Bank of Thailand has introduced tighter controls for online gold trading platforms in a move to curb their impact on the baht, with the new rules set to take effect on March 1.
Premier rules out sabotage
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/02/2026
» A fire and explosion at a Border Patrol Police ammunition depot in Surin province on Tuesday night was an accident, not an act of sabotage, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
Thaksin eligible for parole on May 9
Post reporters, Published on 26/02/2026
» The Department of Corrections (DoC) on Wednesday confirmed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible for parole on May 9 after serving two-thirds of his one-year prison sentence.
What’s the point of luxury gyms?
BitesizeBKK, Published on 25/02/2026
» Luxury gyms are expanding across Bangkok at a pace that feels less like a passing trend and more like a structural shift in how urban space is being used. From private Pilates studios tucked into Thonglor side streets to padel courts embedded within mixed-use developments, these spaces are multiplying in neighbourhoods that already signal affluence, and they do so with a distinct confidence. Their membership fees are high, their interiors deliberately restrained, and their access often limited. What they offer extends well beyond fitness.
CAAT rejigs screenings at all airports
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2026
» The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is to allow airport security to inspect suspicious checked baggage without the passenger being present, as part of a broader overhaul of the country's aviation security standards. Such inspections will begin on Oct 16.