Political outsiders are up against Thailand's powerful patronage system, defeated MP tells BBCJonathan Head,South East Asia correspondentandThanyarat Doksone,ThailandChutiphong Pipoppinyo/Facebook"One time I went to a children's day fair and found myself sitting next to another politician. He was holding a stack of 100 baht notes to hand out to the children, while I had come empty-handed. How...

YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoin In Brief Posted: 11:54 AM PST · February 3, 2026 Image Credits:Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins, crypto YC partner Nemil Dalal told The Block. YC’s famous “standard deal” is that it invests...

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Venezuela's Congress to vote on amnesty law that will free political prisoners Venezuela's Congress to vote on amnesty law that will free political prisoners Audio will be available later today. Weeks after Nicolás Maduro's ousting, Venezuelans cautiously test new freedoms as the country's Congress prepares to vote on an amnesty...

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