Thai police raided 17 luxury properties across Bangkok on October 10, seizing 94 houses worth $185 million allegedly owned by foreign nationals using shell companies and fake Thai front owners to circumvent land ownership laws. The operation, part of an eighth phase anti-money laundering campaign, targeted suspects with ties to online scam compounds in Myanmar and identified 86 arrest warrants for foreign nationals, with connections to fraud rings in China and passport fraud schemes.
Sarah Wynn-Williams's 2025 memoir of her time on Facebook's public policy team (2011-2017) offers entertaining anecdotes about Meta's culture and leadership, but largely confirms already-public knowledge about the company's controversies around advertising, censorship, and Myanmar. The book's main revelation is the nepotism and self-dealing among executives like Sheryl Sandberg, though questions about the author's own reliability temper its impact.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay for her exceptional work advancing international law and prosecuting war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Born in apartheid South Africa, Pillay became a pioneering lawyer and judge who served on the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the International Court of Justice, significantly expanding the scope and impact of international legal institutions.