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Senate accuses govt of delaying tactics
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/02/2024
» The Senate has slammed the government for scheduling a general debate for the latter half of next month, saying it is a delaying tactic meant to avoid accountability.
Malaysia's Anwar defends royal clemency for ex-PM Najib
Published on 05/02/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged calm on Monday as he defended a move to reduce the jail sentence for disgraced former leader Najib Razak, amid a growing backlash from critics who said the decision could jeopardise anti-corruption efforts.
Activist Ruangkrai renews bid to ban 44 Move Forward MPs
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 04/02/2024
» Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana on Sunday sent a petition to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) asking it to investigate 44 Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs to determine whether it was ethical for them to support a bill to amendment the lese majeste law.
Philippines to use ‘forces’ to quell secession attempts, official says
Published on 04/02/2024
» The Philippine government will use its “authority and forces” to stamp out any attempt to separate the country, its national security adviser said following a threat by former leader Rodrigo Duterte to split his native Mindanao from the rest of the nation.
No discussion allowed
Postbag, Published on 04/02/2024
» Re: "Drunk cop injures boy in Roi Et road crash", (BP, Feb 2).
Thousands rally against far right in Germany
Published on 03/02/2024
» BERLIN - Around 120,000 people took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday in the fourth week of protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
‘Open warfare’ as Marcos-Duterte alliance crumbles
Published on 03/02/2024
» MANILA - The alliance between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte disintegrated this week when they accused each other of using drugs — a rift that could threaten Marcos’s reform agenda and risk fuelling instability.
The Ides of March it isn't
News, Published on 03/02/2024
» The Senate's bid to hold a general debate may be seen as a stab in the back for a government it helped take office.
44 MFP MPs risk lifetime bans
News, Published on 03/02/2024
» Forty-four MPs of the Move Forward Party (MFP), including its chief adviser Pita Limjaroenrat, could face a political ban for life as they are now the subject of a probe into whether they adhered to the code of ethics over their stance on the lese-majeste law.
Root for city workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2024
» Re: "High-perched garbos killed as truck enters underpass", (BP, Jan 24).