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Ja New rejects police offer of conditional protection
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2019
» Pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat, who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok pavement, said he will refuse an offer of police protection that would require him to stop political activities.
Authorities urged to investigate attacks on activists
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2019
» Amnesty International submitted open letters to Thailand's defence minister and its police commissioner asking them to bring to justice attackers against three vocal pro-democracy activists who have faced physical abuse on multiple occasions since the military seized power in a coup in 2014.
Thailand wearies of junta rule, election promise still vague
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» Four years after seizing power, Thailand's junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the generals.
Former loyalists lose faith in Myanmar's democracy icon
Associated Press, Published on 29/08/2017
» YANGON -- As Aung San Suu Kyi launched a national struggle against decades of harsh military rule, one medical student worked tirelessly at her side, facing down gun-wielding soldiers trying to crush the surging pro-democracy movement.
Turmoil in Virginia touches a nerve across US
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia -- A Virginia college town was rocked over the weekend by violent clashes between white nationalists and hundreds of counter protesters.
Defiant Najib: I won't resign
Associated Press, Published on 31/08/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak poured scorn on a huge two-day rally that brought together tens of thousands of protesters demanding his resignation over a financial scandal.
Dissident Sombat: Keep junta honest
Associated Press, Published on 20/06/2014
» A jailed activist who helped organise protests against last month's military takeover in Thailand has some advice for his followers -- the coup is an accomplished fact, so concentrate on keeping the junta honest.
McDonald's not loving it in Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 30/05/2014
» McDonald's is not loving it in Thailand.
Looming protests a test for Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2014
» HANOI - Vietnamese anger toward China is running at its highest level in years after Beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed waters. That is posing a tricky question for Vietnam's leaders: To what extent should they allow public protests that could morph into those against their own authoritarian rule?
Protest apps bring high-tech flair to rallies
Associated Press, Published on 13/12/2013
» For years, protesters in Thailand have used social media to organise rallies. Now they're taking smartphones to a new level.