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Thai banks’ bad loans dip slightly
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2026
» Thai banks’ non-performing loans stood at 2.84% of outstanding credit at the end of December, down from 2.94% at the end of September, the central bank said on Tuesday.
France loosens rules on allowing farmers to shoot wolves
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» VAL-DE-MEUSE — The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.
Gulf Development increases Kasikornbank stake to 10%
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 17/02/2026
» A move by Gulf Development Plc (GULF) to raise its shareholding in Kasikornbank (KBank) to 10% is seen as a calculated effort to balance financial optimisation with long-term strategic positioning, while carefully navigating regulatory constraints, analysts say.
PP open to Klatham in opposition
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/02/2026
» The People's Party (PP) has no objection to the Klatham Party joining the opposition bloc, amid reports that the Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party is pressuring Klatham to take an opposition role, said PP leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut.
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.
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.
Tourism associations ask for less police corruption
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/02/2026
» Tourism operators are urging the government to reform law enforcement and regulation, as businesses and tourists suffer from worsening bribery issues, harming the nation's tourism reputation.
Rethinking the central bank's role
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Somruedi Banchongduang, Somhatai Mosika and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/02/2026
» With Thai economic growth this year expected to sink to its weakest level in a decade, excluding the pandemic shock, Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn recently signalled a possible shift in the central bank's role, seeking more active engagement with problems in the real economy.
Corruption keeps getting worse
Editorial, Published on 15/02/2026
» Everyone knows corruption in Thailand is bad, but few realise how bad. By global standards, Thailand is slipping into the bottom tier.
ONE Championship: Stella Hemetsberger edges Jackie Buntan again to become two-sport world champ
Nick Atkin, Published on 14/02/2026
» Stella Hemetsberger needed just two appearances on ONE Championship’s main roster to make history.