By Thai Newsroom Reporters MANY DESIGNATE-MPs of the Bhumjaithai, who emerged as the largest elected party in the Feb.8 election, have expressed concern over the possibility of Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul being legally impeached and deprived of power if de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao was eventually named member of a Bhumjaithai-led cabinet,
Day: February 16, 2026
Robber douses bank manager with petrol but is subdued
A DRAMATIC bank robbery took place in Samut Prakan this afternoon (Feb. 16) with a lone robber walking into a bank at a popular shopping mall and doused the manager with petrol then demanded 5 million baht in cash or else he would set her alight but she managed to free herself while a
Read moreCambodia seizes Thai trawler on encroachment charges
A THAI trawler carrying three tons of fresh squid was seized by the Cambodian navy on charges of encroaching on their territorial waters with maritime agencies of both countries coordinating to verify details, PPTVHD36 said today (Feb. 16). The fishing boat, K. Chok Burapha, whose owner resides in Khlong Yai district of Trat province,
Read moreNewin-Thammanat talk over coalition govt setup denied
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO BHUMJAITHAI BOSS Newin Chidchob was by no means seeking to hold a tete-a-tete, behind-closed-doors talk with de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao over an attempted setup of a coalition government following the Feb.8 election, according to Bhumjaithai secretary-general Chaichanok Chidchob. Chaichanok, son of the de facto Bhumjaithai boss,
Read moreMyanmar expels East Timor’s representative over war crimes case
By AFP and published by CNA YANGON – Myanmar’s junta on Sunday (Feb. 15) announced the ejection of East Timor’s top representative in the country, after a rights group said Dili had opened a legal case against the military for war crimes. Myanmar’s military – which snatched power in a 2021 coup – has
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