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Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:39:00 +0700Vote-buying suspect held in Chiang Rai
A former local councillor in Chiang Rai has been arrested for suspected vote-buying after being caught with 64,000 baht in 500- and 100-baht banknotes and sheets listing local names, according to Phan district police.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:07:00 +0700Crane collapse injures two workers in Bangkok
Two construction workers were injured after a tower crane collapsed at a construction site near the Terminal 21 shopping mall at the Asok intersection in Bangkok on Saturday morning.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:29:00 +0700Tightened security, alcohol ban ahead of Sunday polls
Police have stepped up preparations to ensure safety and order during the general election and referendum on Sunday, warning that the sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited from 6pm on Saturday until 6pm on Sunday.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:03:00 +0700Australians caught spray-painting Chiang Mai temple wall arrested
CHIANG MAI – Police have arrested two Australians caught on CCTV spray-painting the wall of a Buddhist temple after the abbot filed a complaint about repeated acts of vandalism that necessitated costly repainting jobs.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:51:00 +0700‘Nong Chompoo’ true-crime film coming to Netflix
The case of 3-year-old Nong Chompoo, who was found dead on a Mukdahan mountain six years ago, will be the subject of the first true-crime documentary by Netflix Thailand, with her uncle-in-law, the convicted killer, making an unexpected onscreen appe...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:47:00 +0700Canada, France deepen Arctic ties with Greenland consulates
Canada and France opened consulates in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on Feb 6, deepening Arctic ties amid rising geopolitical tensions after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his interest in acquiring the strategically located island. - REUTERS
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:37:00 +0700Abandoned Cambodian scam site exposes fraudsters’ scheming
In a Cambodian compound with rooms designed to look like Singaporean and Australian police offices, papers were strewn across desks and floors: the detritus of a fraud factory abandoned in haste. Reuters visited the bombed-out compound near the Thai-...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:12:00 +0700Trump rejects Putin offer to extend nuclear weapons caps
US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected an offer from his Russian counterpart to voluntarily extend the caps on strategic nuclear weapons deployments after the treaty that held them in check for more than two decades expired. - REUTERS
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 12:08:00 +0700Crypto firm accidentally sends $44bn in bitcoin to users
SEOUL - The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday that it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:49:00 +0700Nipah virus death reported in Bangladesh
The World Health Organization said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection.