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Inflation or politics? Argentina hit by wave of looting
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina has been hit by a wave of looting that has ratcheted up political tensions ahead of October elections as the country grapples with 113 percent annual inflation.
Legal victories for injured protesters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) was on Tuesday ordered to pay compensation to two anti-government protesters severely injured by police munitions used during protests in the capital in 2021.
Scholar weighs in on Thaksin return
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/08/2023
» An academic believes that fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand Tuesday morning as part of a move to convince senators to back Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate during the vote in parliament Tuesday afternoon.
Political drama peaks
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2023
» Political pundits and observers will have their eyes peeled as today's political events play out so that even a drama film pales in comparison.
The big picture: Trump mug shot would join album of famous faces
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - If Donald Trump has his mug shot taken when he is arrested again this week, it will instantly become one of the most famous pictures on the planet, and one of a handful of forever-talked-about police photographs.
US trip pays off for Taiwan VP with China drills muted
Published on 21/08/2023
» TAIPEI: Taiwan Vice President William Lai managed to walk a fine line on his sensitive trip to the United States if China's drills in response are anything to go by, but Beijing's ire may not be allayed for long by a person it deeply dislikes.
Russian draft-dodgers cautiously return home
AFP, Published on 19/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Ivan Nesterov, a well-built fitness trainer, came back to Russia six months after fleeing the mobilisation that propped up Russian forces fighting in Ukraine last fall.
TEST YOURSELF: Memes of protest
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/08/2023
» Artists are using humour to make fun of those in power
Memes of dissent
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/08/2023
» It is not as whimsical as it seems. After the onset of the largest pro-democracy movement since the military coup in 2014, university and high school students cuddled hamster dolls and ran around in circles. "Delicious tax!", hundreds of them sang, from a cartoon jingle at Democracy Monument in late July 2020. Crowdsourced from a social media platform, Hamtaro, a shorthand for caged mice demanding freedom, spawned many internet memes, including a greedy caricature of junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Protesters slam Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai for alliance with military parties
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2023
» A group of protestors, mostly on bicycles and motorcycles, rallied in front of Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai party headquarters on Sunday evening to denounce their efforts to form the next government with military-linked parties.