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Assange arrested in London on US extradition request
AFP, Published on 11/04/2019
» LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's seven-year hideout in Ecuador's London embassy ended spectacularly Thursday when British police arrested him on an extradition request from the United States to face hacking charges.
Breaking the internet: new regs imperil global network
AFP, Published on 10/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: Is the dream of one global internet still alive?
Hong Kong Occupy leaders found guilty over mass rallies
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court found leaders of the 2014 "Occupy" civil disobedience movement guilty on Tuesday of public nuisance charges during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict that comes as the China-ruled city's freedoms come under strain.
Britain takes aim at social media bosses in world first
AFP, Published on 08/04/2019
» LONDON: Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a government action plan published on Monday -- the first of its kind anywhere.
Rwanda 'a family again', 25 years after genocide: Kagame
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» KIGALI - President Paul Kagame said Sunday that Rwandans had become a family again, 25 years after more than 800,000 people were slaughtered in a genocide that shocked the world.
Singapore's 'fake news' laws upset tech giants
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» SINGAPORE: Tech giants have reacted with horror after Singapore proposed laws against "fake news" allowing authorities to order the removal of content and impose hefty fines, in what critics say is an assault on free speech.
Old guard can't halt the turning tide
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 06/04/2019
» The wind of change is blowing. It's only just a breeze now really. But already it has caused quite a stir.
An activist punchbag
News, Editorial, Published on 04/04/2019
» Prominent anti-coup activist Ekachai Hongkangwan has again become a victim of violence. This time his car, which was parked in the compound of his residence in the Lat Phrao area, was burnt beyond repair by a group of unidentified arsonists.
Protesters hit city streets
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/04/2019
» Just one week after Thailand's first election in five years, protesters have returned to Bangkok's streets to step up their calls for the removal of the seven election commissioners, accusing them of mishandling last Sunday's election.
Protest in peace
News, Postbag, Published on 01/04/2019
» We hear of a rally organised at Victory Monument against the Election Commission (EC) over alleged maladministration, which sounds serious. Thai voters would have good grounds to be concerned. But the military regime has taken what some say is over-zealous action against activists (BP, March 30).