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  • THAILAND

    Stuck in the middle over Araibi affair

    News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/02/2019

    » Among those involved in the case of Bahraini refugee footballer, Hakeem al-Araibi, which culminated in his return to Australia, was Chatchom Akapin, director-general of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG)'s International Affairs Department,who admits staff were worried about how it would turn out.

  • WORLD

    HK protests: Behind the barricade

    News, Dave Kendall, Published on 18/11/2019

    » On the night of Nov 13th in Hong Kong, I heard there was a protest in the city centre of the area of the New Territories I was staying in, Sha Tin. After crossing the bridge over the Shing Mun River, I notice four protesters talking beneath a pedestrian underpass. Walking through the megamalls that constitute the city centre, I see workers clearing up broken glass but see no protesters. But on my way back across the bridge to my hotel, I encounter a crowd of about 50 people yelling and screaming abuse, and working my way through them, see a line of riot police advancing from the other direction. After several minutes of shining torches and bellowing warnings through a megaphone, the police raise the black flag warning that tear gas will be fired. The crowd retreats as one or two canisters are fired.

  • WORLD

    China condemns Germany for sheltering HK activists

    Published on 25/05/2019

    » BEIJING: China has demanded that Germany correct its “mistakes” after it granted refugee status to two Hong Kong pro-independence activists facing rioting charges in the Chinese-ruled city, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.

  • THAILAND

    Time on their side

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 18/03/2018

    » They took down the Interpol Red Notice to locate, arrest and hold for extradition Thailand's most infamous wilding child last week. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya is further off the hook than ever.

  • OPINION

    Beaches vs buildings

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/08/2023

    » Re: "PM puts Phuket project back on agenda", (BP, Aug 29).

  • THAILAND

    Hong Kong students pledge loyalty to Thai protesters

    News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/10/2020

    » Hong Kong students have pledged support for the pro-democracy movement in Thailand after the recent wave of anti-government protests has rocked the capital for over a week.

  • LIFE

    Carey Mulligan to star in feature film on Weinstein scandal

    Life, Published on 09/06/2021

    » The first Hollywood feature film to focus directly on the Harvey Weinstein scandal is due to start production in the summer, Universal Pictures said on Monday.

  • THAILAND

    'Serpent' a huge TV draw

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/05/2021

    » The Netflix limited series The Serpent has revisited the crime spree of conman and killer Charles Sobhraj who was linked to the unsolved murders of Western tourists on the so-called Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia in the early 1970s.

  • OPINION

    Double standards

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/02/2021

    » Re: "3 ministers get instant chop", (BP, Feb 25). Congratulations to the Criminal Court for its courage in daring to jail three cabinet ministers from major government parties, helping to extend the rule of law to the high and the mighty.

  • OPINION

    Not if but when

    News, Postbag, Published on 30/06/2020

    » In her June 29 commentary, "It's now time to scrutinise govt 'aid' packages," Khun Paritta Wangkiat mentioned: "if the government fails to assure transparency and efficiency of spending"....... If? Let's face it, that's a certainty.

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