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Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf died in a Dubai hospital on Sunday aged 79 after a long illness, the army said.
No longer friends, it seems
News, Published on 04/02/2023
» During the heyday of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the movement’s epitome was characterised by what many came to know its chairman Jatuporn Prompan for — feisty, unrelenting and vocal.
Prawit manoeuvres for his political life
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 28/01/2023
» Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, in his capacity as leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has rebranded the ruling party from being conservative right-winged to more liberal, using reconciliation and an end to colour-coded conflict discourse as a selling point.
Thailand's political charade exposed
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/01/2023
» On the face of it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for eight years, has touted himself as "an outsider" who was above the political fray, seizing power in a military coup and taking top office to help Thailand in its hour of need amid debilitating protests and polarisation in 2013-14. Now that the general has thrown his hat in the ring under the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party locally known as "Ruam Thai Sang Chart" to contest the upcoming election, the charade is over.
Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos declares interest in buying Man Utd
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» LONDON - British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos company officially joined the race to buy Manchester United on Tuesday.
Former pope Benedict dies at 95
Published on 31/12/2022
» ROME: Former pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95 in the Vatican, a spokesman for the Holy See said on Saturday.
Turkish court upholds rights leader's life jailing
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» ISTANBUL - A Turkish appellate court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a leading critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose jailing has added to tensions in Ankara's uneasy ties with the West.
Paris attack puts spotlight on the Kurdish question
AFP, Published on 27/12/2022
» PARIS - The deadly attack on Kurds in Paris last week has highlighted the long plight of the non-Arab ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people who remain stateless.
Mystery endures in 2013 Paris murder of Kurd activists
AFP, Published on 27/12/2022
» PARIS - The unsolved 2013 murder of three Kurdish women activists in Paris has been an open wound for their community, with lingering frustration over France's failure to bring those responsible to justice.
Paris shooting suspect to appear before judge
AFP, Published on 26/12/2022
» PARIS - A French pensioner suspected of fatally shooting three Kurds in Paris was due Monday before a judge who will decide on whether to charge him in the case that sparked angry protests.