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Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:41:00 +0700
PM Anutin expects new govt to serve full term
Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul expects his new government to serve its full four-year term, while a key party figure says the coalition being formed should have about 300 MPs.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0700
Man sentenced to 30 years for lese-majeste
A man convicted of posting 10 anti-monarchy comments on social media has been sentenced to 30 years in prison — three years for each post — under Section 112 of the Criminal Code, Thailand’s lese-majeste law.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:59:00 +0700
Contractor blames whirlwind for dome's collapse
Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc, the contractor for the collapsed dome building in Samut Prakan, has blamed unusually strong and gusty wind for the incident, which injured four workers on Monday.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:25:00 +0700
Owners of burnt-out Phuket speedboats say they've been ignored
PHUKET – A group of speedboat operators are deeply concerned that a month after a fire at Chalong pier destroyed their livelihood there is still no progress in the investigation and no sign of the assistance and compensation they were promised.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:13:00 +0700
Fire destroys 28 stalls at Chatuchak Weekend Market
A fire destroyed 28 stalls at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok on Monday night and an initial assessment blamed it on an electrical short circuit - the second such fire in just a few days. 

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:10:00 +0700
Foreigners buy most Thai stocks in 4 years after election
Global funds piled back into Thai equities as a convincing win by the incumbent Bhumjaithai Party in Sunday’s election paved the way for policy continuity. 

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0700
Japan election results confirm super-majority for Takaichi's party
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 315 seats in weekend snap elections, giving it a two-thirds majority, official results confirmed Tuesday.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:45:00 +0700
South Korea police raid spy agency over drone flights into North
SEOUL - Investigators raided South Korea's spy agency on Tuesday as they probed possible government links to a drone shot down over North Korea earlier this year.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:07:00 +0700
AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims
Criminals in Southeast Asia are harnessing inexpensive AI tools to target bigger pools of potential victims at high speed, keeping scam centers humming even as governments try and crack down, senior officials at Interpol say.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:45:00 +0700
Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life
SISIMIUT (DENMARK) - Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his.

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