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Backlash as billionaire cabinet member dismisses US shutdown hardship
AFP, Published on 25/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's billionaire commerce secretary fueled accusations Thursday that the US administration was deaf to the impact of the five-week-old government shutdown after saying he didn't understand why some federal workers were turning to food banks.
Poll at last: Election Day March 24
Published on 24/01/2019
» The general election will be held on March 24, the Election Commission (EC) announced Wednesday, just hours after publication of a long-awaited royal decree calling for national polls.
Prayut warns political parties
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2019
» With a date yet to be fixed for the coming general election, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday he would consider joining any party that does not abandon the policies set in motion by the current government.
Prayut only keen on pro-regime parties
News, Published on 23/01/2019
» With a date yet to be fixed for the coming general election, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Tuesday he would consider joining any party that does not abandon the policies set in motion by the current government.
In tears and shock, Poland bids farewell to murdered mayor
AFP, Published on 19/01/2019
» GDANSK (POLAND) - Poles will gather on Saturday in the Baltic port city of Gdansk for the funeral of murdered liberal mayor Pawel Adamowicz, whose public stabbing has raised questions about hate speech in politics in the country.
Gems galore in PM's baffling 'box' talk
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/01/2019
» What makes the junta leader think he is qualified to tell people how to think?
Cambodian PM: opposition ‘dead’ if EU withdraws preferences
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday threatened to retaliate against the opposition if the European Union withdraws duty-free trading access over human rights concerns.
Tension mounts over poll creep
News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/01/2019
» Pro-democracy activists are demanding that a general election should take place no later than March 10 to avoid a possible violation of the 150-day deadline.
Casual move provokes serious stir
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/01/2019
» School uniform has become a hot issue in Thailand over the past week after the country's first all-boys private school, Bangkok Christian College (BCC), implemented a "casual Tuesdays" policy, allowing students to ditch their uniforms once a week.
Don't rule out war over Taiwan
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 14/01/2019
» Last week was a busy one for China. Headlines took note of fresh harassment of Taiwan, reports of possibly illegal gold mining by Chinese firms in Ghana, and of separatists threatening to attack Belt and Road projects in Pakistan and Malaysia.