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Italy lower house of parliament elects far-right speaker
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» ROME - A far-right committed Eurosceptic known for his anti-abortion, anti-gay views was elected speaker of Italy's lower house of parliament on Friday.
England rally in six-goal Germany thriller to ease pressure on Southgate
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» LONDON: Gareth Southgate hopes England will feel the benefit of being put under intense pressure in recent days at the World Cup after fighting back from 2-0 down to salvage a 3-3 draw against Germany on Monday.
Weed bill opens coalition rifts before poll
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/09/2022
» Now that the government is on the last lap of its present tenure, with the next election on the horizon, politicians are rolling up their sleeves ahead of a renewed political battle for hearts and minds.
Deterring China requires boost in defence capacity
News, Published on 01/09/2022
» Following US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China fired missiles into six areas surrounding Taiwan and sent fighter jets across the midline of the Taiwan Strait. Some of those missiles landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), threatening fishing boats from the island of Yonaguni, just 110 kilometres from Taiwan.
Fulham suffer shock League Cup exit against fourth-tier Crawley
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» LONDON: Fulham suffered an embarrassing League Cup exit as the Premier League side were beaten 2-0 by Crawley in a second round shock on Tuesday.
Lottery needs a proper fix
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/07/2022
» It appeared as a happy ending for struggling lottery vendors who decided to end a rally after their demands for government assistance in securing a quota of cheaper tickets were met. However, only time will tell whether the vendors' plight will really be resolved.
Bhumjaithai's cannabis legalisation policy has backfired
Oped, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/07/2022
» Cannabis legalisation -- a policy platform of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP) -- was groundbreaking in many ways. The BJP should be proud of fulfilling its electoral promise to voters regarding the legalisation.
There's no hiding from Covid reality
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/07/2022
» Over the past several months, the government has tried to give the impression that the pandemic is under control and that the war against the coronavirus is almost over. But the reality is the opposite.
US, China top diplomats voice cautious hope in rare talks
AFP, Published on 09/07/2022
» The top diplomats from the United States and China voiced guarded hope Saturday of preventing tensions from spiralling out of control as they held rare talks on the Indonesian island of Bali.