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Thai woman arrested in Japan for brokering in Thai girl sex work case
Kyodo News, Published on 15/01/2026
» KYODO — A Thai woman has been arrested in connection with a high-profile Tokyo case alleging that she arranged for a then 12-year-old Thai girl to engage in sex work, police said.
PM ends Italian-Thai contracts after deadly crane collapses
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Ministry of Transport to terminate two contracts with Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) following crane collapse incidents that resulted in over 30 deaths.
US ambition to take Greenland remains intact, says Denmark
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» NUUK — Washington's ambition to take control of Greenland remained intact, Denmark said on Thursday, as a European military mission arrived on the mineral-rich strategic Arctic island, drawing a sharp rebuke from Russia.
Dead to Rights: When the camera becomes a weapon
Khanaphot Saengchai, Published on 15/01/2026
» Reload. Aim. Shoot. The verbs describing life-taking actions with a gun can also describe reloading film, framing a shot, and operating a camera. Dead to Rights (2025), a fictional retelling of the Nanjing massacre, draws a horrendous parallel between guns and cameras as instruments of war.
Iran denies death-sentence reports
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» An Iranian protester who the United States feared faced imminent execution will not be sentenced to death, the judiciary said on Thursday, while President Donald Trump said he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action.
New movies out this week: Jan 15-21
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 15/01/2026
» 4 new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Bangkok's "Little Tokyo" lives on
BitesizeBKK, Published on 15/01/2026
» Wander around Bangkok’s department stores and lifestyle complexes, and there’s no shortage of high-quality Japanese restaurants. Parts of Dusit Central Park’s top floor look like a Japanese department store, and the same goes with One Bangkok. Thais simply love Japanese culture and cuisine. We soak up the highballs, consume the content, and plan our trips to Japan meticulously.
Back-to-back crane failures linked to same contractor
AFP and Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Two fatal crane collapses in two days have both been linked to the construction contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), acting Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thursday.
No more bodies found at Korat train crash site
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Authorities have ended the search for three missing persons after failing to locate their bodies at the site where a crane collapsed onto a moving train on Wednesday, killing 32 people.
US confirms sweeping visa service suspensions
Reuters and AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - The administration of US President Donald Trump is suspending processing of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries including Thailand, a State Department spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration crackdown.