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After 66 years, Cuba's regime faces reckoning
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/02/2026
» Fidel Castro and his communist band of brothers have had a good long run in power (66 years), but they have run out of road.
Bhumjaithai win bodes well for conservatives
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/02/2026
» The outcome of Thailand's latest general election has prompted intense debate among political analysts, with many concluding that the decisive victory of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) represents a triumph of the conservative camp reinforced by rising nationalist sentiment and the strategic consolidation of local political power bases, or ban yai (influential political clans).
Conservative vote could consolidate around Bhumjaithai
News, Published on 07/02/2026
» The Bhumjaithai Party has emerged as an unexpected wedge within the conservative camp, prising apart supporters who once reliably backed ultra-right and establishment parties such as Palang Pracharath and United Thai Nation.
28 election candidates face possible court bans
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/02/2026
» The Election Commission (EC) is seeking a Supreme Court ruling on the disqualification of 28 MP candidates after investigations found they lacked legal eligibility for failing to vote in previous elections without providing a valid justification.
Cabinet backs MotoGP hosting extension
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/11/2025
» The cabinet has approved a proposal for Thailand to continue hosting the MotoGP World Championship for another five years, from 2027 to 2031, with a budget allocation of 3.99 billion baht.
Department of Land Transport opens bike taxi registration
News, Published on 17/10/2025
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) will expand services allowing motorcycle riders to register as bike taxi service providers and obtain certification for using yellow-plated public motorcycles.
Young man sets himself on fire in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» A 21-year-old man set himself on fire at a bus stop and ran out into the traffic on Phahon Yothin Road in Bangkok on Tuesday, horrifying pedestrians and motorists.
Three referendums required, says court
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/09/2025
» The Constitutional Court has ruled the drafting of a new constitution must be subject to three referendums, but the first two could be held together.
Father, young son killed by falling power line in Tak
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/09/2025
» A father and his young son were electrocuted when a falling power line struck their motorcycle while they were returning home from an outing in storm-hit Tak province on Tuesday evening.
Youth electrocuted pushing motorcycle along flooded road
News, Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 08/09/2025
» A 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while pushing his motorcycle through floodwater when he grabbed hold of a concrete barrier with an electrical wire running along it, in Samut Prakan early Monday morning.