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Uzbeks vote on reforms to strengthen president
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» TASHKENT - Polls opened early Sunday in Uzbekistan's constitutional referendum, which could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040.
Tens of thousands gather for pope's mass in Hungary
AFP, Published on 30/04/2023
» BUDAPEST: Tens of thousands thronged a central Budapest square on Sunday for Pope Francis' open-air mass on his third and final day in Hungary in a visit dominated by the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Pope warns against indifference in Orban's Hungary
AFP, Published on 29/04/2023
» BUDAPEST - Pope Francis on Saturday warned against "the evils of indifference" while greeting refugees on the second day of a visit to Hungary where Prime Minister Viktor Orban has adopted a tough stance against immigration.
Young protesters turn to politics
Published on 19/04/2023
» PATHUM THANI: Chonthicha “Lookkate” Jangrew is going door-to-door asking people to vote for her in the May 14 election even though she faces possible jail time on charges of sedition and royal defamation stemming from protests in 2020.
Songs for life as it's no longer lived
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/04/2023
» Ad Carabao's new song Prachathipatung revives the myth of vote-buying and ignorance in rural society. The title is a coinage blending prachathipatai (democracy) and tung (money). On the track, parents ask children to return to their home village to vote for local politicians who give them money. It puts into song from the political discourse of an urban middle class that expresses disdain for villagers along with antipathy for one type of money politics as well as full-fledged democracy.
Biden trans athlete proposals spark outrage on both sides
AFP, Published on 11/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES - A US government proposal which would prevent schools from implementing blanket bans on transgender students participating in sports matching their gender identity has triggered a furious backlash from both conservative politicians and trans rights activists.
No to navy salvage
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/04/2023
» Re: "Vessel yet to be salvaged", (BP, March 30).
PM2.5 nightmares
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/03/2023
» Re: "PM2.5: Endless deja vu in Thailand", (Opinion, March 12).
Activists 'Tawan','Bam' end hunger strike
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2023
» Pro-democracy activists Tantawan "Tawan" Tuatulanon and Orawan "Bam" Phupong ended their hunger strike yesterday after 52 days to receive life-saving treatment.
Activists end hunger strike after 52 days
Published on 11/03/2023
» Two young activists announced on Saturday that they were ending their hunger strike after 52 days in order to receive treatment to save their lives so that they could continue their fight on behalf of political prisoners and judicial reform.