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THAILAND

Fake scam busters steal students’ data

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/02/2026

» Police have arrested three members of a gang posing as anti-scam trainers to steal personal data from hundreds of young students and allegedly using it to register mobile phone SIM cards they sold to scam gangs in Myanmar.

THAILAND

Reinventing the ‘Sick Man’: Aman Modi’s Blueprint for Thailand’s Next Act

Published on 20/02/2026

» After Thailand’s high-stakes election in February 2026, the kingdom finds itself at a crossroads. With GDP growth languishing at 1.6%—the lowest in the region—and household debt strangling the domestic engine, the "Sick Man of Asia" label has become a difficult reality to ignore.

THAILAND

Education anchors Thai Kao Mai policy

Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/02/2026

» Thai Kao Mai Party leader Suchatvee Suwansawat entered politics following a career rooted in academia, with education reform at the centre of his political agenda.

THAILAND

Anutin pledges jobs for disabled veterans

Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/02/2026

» Acting Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to ensure proper full-time employment and improved welfare for disabled soldiers after their recovery during a solemn ceremony marking Thai Veterans Day at Victory Monument.

THAILAND

The election's last-mile test

News, Published on 31/01/2026

» For weeks, opinion polls have consistently shown the People’s Party (PP) maintaining a narrow but persistent lead over the Bhumjaithai Party ahead of the Feb 8 general election. The surveys have fostered a prevailing narrative of a two-horse race, with the People’s Party positioned as the frontrunner and Bhumjaithai as the most serious challenger.

THAILAND

Overhaul of disaster planning and response urged

Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2026

» Disasters have become a structural threat to national development rather than isolated emergencies, according to representatives from eight political parties competing in the Feb 8 general election.

THAILAND

Big-spenders abound as poll race tightens

News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/01/2026

» With only two weeks to go before the Feb 8 general election, the battle over economic policy has intensified into what many observers describe as a full-blown "populism war". Major political parties are locked in a contest of ever more generous handouts, welfare schemes and cash-based incentives, each attempting to outbid the other to secure votes.

THAILAND

Vote-buying claims dismissed by senior politicians

News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2026

» Senior politicians have dismissed allegations of widespread vote‑buying ahead of the election, rejecting reports that cash handouts have surged to record levels.

THAILAND

Poll: Voters unconvinced by cash handout schemes

Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026

» Political parties' promise on cash freebies had no impacts on voters when they cast the ballot in the new election, a KPI poll said on Friday.

THAILAND

Academics sound alarm ahead of poll

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 14/01/2026

» A group calling itself Academics for Society are urging voters to impose an "electoral boycott" on political parties it says are hostile to Thailand's long-term development, warning that the country is nearing a critical breaking point ahead of the Feb 8 general election.