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Immigration opposition fuels English flag frenzy
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» LONDON - Bitter debate about immigration in the United Kingdom has triggered a new trend of flying English and British flags in a vivid show of patriotism spearheaded in part by far-right figures.
Indians angered by tariffs call for boycott of US goods
Published on 11/08/2025
» NEW DELHI - From McDonald’s and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, US-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stoke anti-American sentiment to protest against US tariffs.
Patriotism and pixels: billboard firm salutes Thai flag
Online Reporters, Published on 31/07/2025
» Plan B Media has drawn social media praise for displaying the Thai national flag on its 19,775 digital screens nationwide at 8am and 6pm daily, and at an iconic location in Times Square in New York City.
Opposition leader says Hun Sen fears collapse of ‘criminal’ regime
Published on 28/06/2025
» Hun Sen’s recent outburst against Thailand is not rooted in patriotism but in fear of the potential collapse of a regime “deeply entangled with international criminal networks”, says exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy.
The 'new silent ones': Opponents lie low in Russia
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» MOSCOW - One feels "buried alive", another is careful about what he says in public places -- opponents of Russia's campaign in Ukraine are being dubbed the "new silent ones", like Soviet-era dissidents.
US Senate to OK vaccine critic Kennedy as health secretary
AFP, Published on 13/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled US Senate was expected Thursday to approve vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr as health secretary, despite major concerns from both political parties and many in the medical and scientific communities.
Eyes and ears everywhere in China
Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other information on the residents.
It'll take more than patriotism to save the ringgit
News, Daniel Moss, Published on 28/03/2024
» Malaysia wants to be great again, at least in foreign exchange. The nation's currency recently approached a level seen as near-catastrophic during the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s. Authorities insist the ringgit is way too cheap and blame forces outside the country, chiefly high interest rates in the US. The remedies are modest, compared with the shock therapy meted out a couple of decades ago.
Why so unpatriotic?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/01/2024
» Re: “Please Come Back”, (Editorial Cartoon, Jan 11).
Why so unpatriotic?
News, Published on 12/01/2024
» Re: "Please Come Back", (Editorial Cartoon, Jan 11).