CARTAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Feb. 19) summoned Deputy Prime Ministe-cum-Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanpraphat, Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaichanok Chidchob, and Justice Minister Pol. Gen. Ruttaphon Naowarat to a meeting where he emphasised that Thailand’s GDP growth must exceed 2.5% this year, Amarin TV said this evening. This followed the Office
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Klatham tipped to be brought in Bhumjaithai-led govt without Thammanat in cabinet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM might probably be brought in a Bhumjaithai-led coalition government on condition that de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao be ultimately kept out of a future cabinet of ministers, according to a partisan source today (Feb.19). Due to sustained scandals surrounding his alleged personal association with transnational scam and
Read moreSouth Korean court hands life term to ex‑president Yoon in insurrection trial
By Reuters and published by CNA SEOUL – A South Korean court ordered life in jail on Thursday (Feb. 19) for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, after holding him guilty on charges of abuse of authority and masterminding an insurrection, stemming from his December 2024 attempt to impose martial law. Prosecutors had sought the
Read moreCambodian national dies in ICE custody in Indiana
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON – A detainee died in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Indiana on Monday (Feb. 16), with the cause of death under investigation, ICE said on Wednesday, marking at least the seventh death in 2026 in federal immigration custody. Lorth Sim, a 59-year-old Cambodian
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