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Deja vu as charter court weighs MFP ban
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 12/01/2024
» It is déjà vu in Thai politics this month as Thailand's biggest elected political party and its leader face Constitutional Court verdicts that could lead to a familiar dissolution and ban. At issue is the political future of Pita Limjaroenrat and the fate of the Move Forward Party (MFP), which he led to a stunning victory at the election last May. However the verdicts come out, they might be perceived by pundits as decided by the political winds of the day.
Elite US universities feel heat over alleged anti-Semitism
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, prestigious US universities have come under fire, accused of not doing enough to combat anti-Semitism.
Analysis: Move Forward takes step back
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/11/2023
» The main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) is struggling to live up to its name as it is mired in internal strife, which is eating away at its popularity, according to political analysts.
Street vendors need space to make a living
News, Published on 16/11/2023
» A wave of evictions recently hit Dakar's bustling Liberté 6 market, a roughly 1.6-kilometre-long commercial hub that has served its community for more than 20 years. Hundreds of street vendors' stalls were bulldozed to make way for a new bus system. Authorities gave prior notice and an indemnity to help with the loss of business, but did not address the real problem: the lack of trading space.
A parliamentary smokescreen
News, Published on 04/11/2023
» The main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) is gearing up to grill the government in a general debate that might distract public attention from its own dirty laundry, according to critics.
Pakistan to open holding centres ahead of Afghan deportations
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani authorities on Wednesday were set to open a series of centres across the country to begin processing hundreds of thousands of undocumented Afghans ahead of mass deportations.
Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 10,000 Afghans living in Pakistan rushed to the borders on Tuesday, just hours before a deadline for 1.7 million people to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation.
Thousands of Afghans flee Pakistan as deadline looms
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 10,000 Afghan migrants rushed to the border on Tuesday, the last day of a deadline for 1.7 million Afghans to leave Pakistan voluntarily or face arrest and deportation.
Lose the gun scheme
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/10/2023
» Re: "Stamping out gun crime", (Editorial, Oct 5).
Let's stay respectful
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/10/2023
» Re: "Senators condemn chef's act", (BP, Oct 2).