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Embattled Thai PM won’t quit, says party
Published on 21/06/2025
» Embattled Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, a senior official of her Pheu Thai Party said on Saturday.
Embassy plans add to UK headaches in resetting China ties
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» LONDON - As Britain's new Labour government bids to reset long-fraught ties with China amid a suspected spy scandal, another issue could mar relations: Beijing's controversial plans to open the largest embassy in the UK.
Thailand's Big Brother is upping the ante
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/08/2022
» In the late 18th century, British philosopher Jeremy Bentham visited his younger brother, Samuel, in Russia, who arranged unskilled factory workers in a circle so that he could supervise them. Inspired by this principle, Bentham developed "the panopticon", an inspection tower surrounded by cells. Its uniqueness was that it enabled a watchman to monitor prisoners without them knowing they were being watched.
Japanese man jailed for attacking Thai dissident
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» A Japanese man was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for attacking a Thai academic in Japan where he lives in self-exile following his vocal criticism of the military and monarchy.
Colombia deploys police, soldiers for fresh demos
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» BOGOTA - Colombia will deploy thousands of police and soldiers in anticipation of demonstrations planned for Tuesday, officials said, as protesters seek to resume an anti-government campaign that has been met with deadly force.
Putin throws weight behind Belarus strongman
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Friday threw its weight behind Belarus's increasingly isolated regime, slamming a European overflight ban as President Vladimir Putin prepared to host strongman Alexander Lukashenko.
Amazon shareholders reject dissident moves to reshape company
AFP, Published on 28/05/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon shareholders Wednesday turned back a series of proposals put forth by critics at the company's annual meeting aimed at creating new social responsibility goals for the tech giant.
Kushner heads to Mideast to press US peace plan
AFP, Published on 28/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is heading to the Middle East, the White House said Tuesday, signalling a fresh push on a long promised but yet to be delivered peace plan for the region.
France forces through contested labour bill without vote
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» PARIS - France's Socialist government on Tuesday used a constitutional tactic to bypass parliament and ram through a labour reform bill that has sparked two months of massive street protests.
Obama sees US turning the page on recession and war
AFP, Published on 21/01/2015
» Barack Obama will say America is turning the page on years of war and economic hardship Tuesday, in a populist-tinged State of the Union address that puts him on a collision course with Republicans.