Experienced Tasana shows class in ninth WBC Asia defence
Experienced Tasana shows class in ninth WBC Asia defenceTasana Salapat, right, and Mark Antonio fight during the WBC Asia bantamweight title bout. Both losses came in world title challenges, most recently against three division world champion Junto Nakatani in 2024. In the sixth round, a clash of heads resulted in a deep cut over Tasana's right eye, a common risk when a left handed fighter faces an orthodox opponent. The victory marked his ninth defence of the WBC Asia bantamweight title and kept him firmly positioned at No.12 in the WBC world rankings. What is clear is that Tasana remains within striking distance of world title contention.
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February 27, 2026 17:33 UTC
Ariya charges into contention
Ariya charges into contentionAriya Jutanugarn tees off at the first hole during the second round yesterday. The Thai world No.21 is just one stroke behind American Auston Kim, who shot a three-under-par 69 for a nine-under 135 total to sit atop the leaderboard for the second successive day. She finished the second round on eight-under 136 alongside Ariya and South Korea's Ryu Hae-Ran, who hit her second successive four-under 68. "Today I made some mistakes on my tee shots and approach shots, but my putting was very good. The weight of my putts was not perfect, but I managed to make the shots," said Ariya.
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February 27, 2026 17:33 UTC
UK Labour party loses parliamentary seat to left-wing Greens
UK Labour party loses parliamentary seat to left-wing GreensLeft-wing Greens beat the Britain's ruling Labour party in crunch local polls. Labour also finished behind the hard-right Reform UK party in the by-election for the parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton in Manchester, as the country’s traditional two-party system fractures. Reform candidate Matt Goodwin, a 44-year-old political scientist registered some 10,500 votes, while Labour won just over 9,300. Anti-immigration Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, have led national surveys for over a year. Labour's candidate, Angeliki Stogia, was selected to run after the party's ruling body blocked the candidacy of popular Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
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February 27, 2026 16:36 UTC
Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession
Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial successionJapan's Emperor Naruhito (centre left), Empress Masako (centre right), and other members of the Imperial Family wave to well-wishers during a public audience celebrating the Emperor's 66th birthday, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on Friday that she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules. The premier previously warned that revising the imperial family's succession rules is "an urgent matter", although this would likely involve "adopting" new members. During a policy speech last , she said that she hoped "discussions will deepen on how to ensure stable imperial succession... leading toward the revision of the Imperial House Law". Traditionalists have asserted that the "unbroken imperial line" of male succession is the foundation of Japan, and major changes would divide the nation.
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February 27, 2026 16:07 UTC
French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex traffickingScores of women say they were raped or molested by the late Egyptian-born tycoon Mohamed Al-Fayed. French authorities began investigating the late Egyptian businessman and his brother Salah last year amid allegations of a vast system of sex trafficking and abuse on French soil. The French investigation, however, is handled by "a unit specialised in human trafficking", she told AFP. Louw told AFP she was first "spotted" by Mohamed Al-Fayed in 1993 while working as a sales assistant at Harrods. "The pattern is the same: selecting vulnerable young women, transport, accommodation, isolation and money, which is used to intimidate or corrupt," she said.
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February 27, 2026 15:58 UTC
Love or lie?
To raise awareness of romance scams, COFACT (Collaborative Fact Checking) organised the forum “Love Or Lie? Supinya Klangnarong, founder of COFACT, said that romance scams are closer to people than they think. “This case made me realise that romance scams are closer to us than we think," Supinya said. Lt Col Peabprom explained that the format of a scammer’s behaviour is to make friends with a victim and quickly claim that they have fallen in love with the victim. When asked what kinds of warning signs can help alert the victims to the fact that they are being scammed, Lt Col Peabprom emphasised that love bombing is the first.
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February 27, 2026 15:51 UTC
Graft body hands over gold worth B1.5bn from ex-tax dept boss
The confiscated haul amounts to about 20,976 baht‑weight of gold (one baht‑weight equals 15.2 grammes), or roughly 319 kilogrammes. The NACC earlier found Satit “unusually wealthy” while he served as chief of the Revenue Department. The Supreme Court subsequently ordered the gold forfeited to the state. The impounded gold is part of a broader NACC investigation into a value‑added tax (VAT) refund fraud that cost the Revenue Department about 3.09 billion baht between 2012 and 2013. The scheme caused losses of over 3.09 billion baht to the state.
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February 27, 2026 15:44 UTC
British chef and wife threatened, robbed in Chon Buri
CCTV footage shows a hooded man, armed with a knife, entering the townhome of a British national and his Thai wife in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri on Thursday night. He was among three hooded men involved in the robbery. (Screenshot)CHON BURI — A gang of three hooded men armed with knives robbed a British chef and his Thai wife at their house in Bang Lamung district on Thursday night, stealing a safe containing more than 2 million baht in cash before fleeing in a pickup truck. Investigators and tourist police rushed to the scene and found Wesleigh Cyril Russell, 32, a British national working as an overseas chef, and his wife, Chandee, 34, in the townhouse. CCTV footage shows two long‑sleeved, hooded men entering a Bang Lamung townhouse in Chon Buri province on Thursday night before fleeing with a safe containing about 2 million baht.
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February 27, 2026 15:35 UTC
EC sends ballot defence to Ombudsman
A polling unit staffer holds up a party-list ballot during the vote count at a station in Bangkok on Feb 8. Of the ballots cast, 35,030,601, or 92.65%, were valid; 1,669,006, or 4.41%, were spoiled, and 1,108,051, or 2.93%, selected no party. In the constituency contests, 37,807,778 voters cast ballots. A small discrepancy between party-list and constituency totals was attributed to some out-of-constituency and overseas ballot envelopes not containing both ballot types, it said. Separately, the EC released results of the referendum, in which 58.64% of voters were in favour of drafting a new constitution, 30.46% supported keeping the existing constitution and 8.34% abstained.
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February 27, 2026 15:35 UTC
Your horoscope for Feb 27 - Mar 5
Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. You'll stay on top of your workload. Expect unexpected travel, unfamiliar tools to master and collaborating with new people. (⚤) You'll stay focused on levelling up your life and boosting your bank account, but your main character energy will radiate effortlessly. Projects will stall, while plans will get pushed back and unexpected work will land on your desk.
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February 27, 2026 15:31 UTC
Thai woman among suspects arrested in Malaysia border shooting
Thai woman among suspects arrested in Malaysia border shootingThe Customs House in Sadao district in Songkhla province is opposite the Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah state in Malaysia. (Photo: Sadao Customs House)A Thai woman and six other Malaysians have been apprehended by authorities in Malaysia for allegedly involving in the shooting of a vehicle of an immigration officer in the Malaysia border opposite Songkhla province. Mohd Nasaruddin, commander of the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, managed to escape from the shooting and was safe. The name of the Thai woman in her 30s has not been released. The Thai section is a tambon in Sadao district in Songkhla and the Malaysian part is in Perlis.
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February 27, 2026 15:21 UTC
Drafting of new constitution cruises to victory in referendum
Drafting of new constitution cruises to victory in referendumSupporters move along Bangkok streets with green flags reading "Writing a new constitution" during a walking campaign on Dec 10, 2025. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)The Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday that an official referendum result shows overwhelming support for drafting a new constitution to replace the current charter. The vote returned 58.64% in favour of a new charter, 30.46% for keeping the existing constitution and 8.34% who abstained. iLaw, a civic group advocating for democracy and human rights, welcomed the result, saying the referendum showed support for drafting a new charter. The constitution was approved in a public referendum held in August 2016, with 61.4% in favour and 38.6% against, based on a turnout of 54.6%.
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February 27, 2026 15:18 UTC
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meetingUnited States First Lady Melania Trump is to preside over a United Nations Security Council meeting next week even though Trump has withdrawn support from several major UN agencies, such as the World Health Organisation. (Photo: AFP)UNITED NATIONS — Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announced, in the first such appearance by a US first lady. The meeting at 3pm (2000 GMT) on Monday will focus on education, technology, peace and security and marks the first time a sitting US first lady presides over the Security Council, the statement added. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said Thursday that the visit represents "a sign of the importance that the United States feels towards the Security Council and the subject" of education. Melania's visit comes as the president spearheads his "Board of Peace" initiative, which some critics have said is a way to circumvent the UN Security Council.
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February 27, 2026 15:06 UTC
Similan divers lift ‘ghost nets’ from deep‑sea coral reef
A diver from Mu Ko Similan National Park clears a mass of netting and ropes from abandoned fishing gear entangled in sea‑fan corals off Koh Payan (Similan No.3) in Phangnga province on Thursday. (Screenshots from video made by Mu Ko Similan National Park)PHANGNGA - Divers have recovered abandoned fish aggregating devices (FADs) tangled around deep‑sea coral reefs, preventing serious harm to marine life including turtles, dolphins and dugongs in Mu Ko Similan National Park. Rangers spotted two large FADs drifting near Koh Payan (Similan No.3) during a patrol on Thursday. The devices are believed to have dragged lost or abandoned fishing nets — known as ghost nets — into a sea fan coral formation about 45 metres below the surface, park chief Siriwat Suebsai said on Friday. Mr Siriwat warned that ghost nets pose a severe threat to marine habitats.
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February 27, 2026 15:04 UTC
Crime 101: Sad lives by the beach
The title might suggest an introduction to crime, or, for those versed in US culture, a crime film set near US Route 101 in Los Angeles. The latter is correct: Bart Layton's Crime 101 (2026) is a highly stylised thriller that explores the lives of people from different walks of life in the city by the sea. A Mann‑esque crime thriller, Crime 101 is in many ways similar to Michael Mann's 1995 Heat, a critically acclaimed crime drama. Mark Ruffalo as detective Lou in Crime 101 (2026). Barry Keoghan as Ormon in Crime 101 (2026).
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February 27, 2026 15:03 UTC