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UK Brexit vote set for January 15 amid talk of delay
AFP, Published on 09/01/2019
» LONDON - British MPs will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal on January 15, the government said Tuesday, while denying growing speculation it might seek to delay Brexit if the agreement is rejected.
Varanasi's temple corridor destroys old neighbourhood
AFP, Published on 09/01/2019
» NEW DELHI - India's ancient city of Varanasi is clearing the way for a grand temple corridor by razing hundreds of houses, wiping away its oldest neighbourhood and upsetting locals.
EC: Feb 24 now impossible
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/01/2019
» Voters who still cherished the hope of casting their ballots on Feb 24 saw the likelihood fade as the Thursday deadline for publication of the royal decree on the general election slipped away.
Thailand's year of hunting normality
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 11/01/2019
» Three related events that will shape Thailand's path this year and beyond are evidently the coronation of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, the much-anticipated election, and the once-a-decade rotational chairmanship of Asean.
Sibling saga reveals differences
News, Published on 12/01/2019
» This week, Action Coalition for Thailand (ACT) co-founder Suthep Thaugsuban was thought to have directed a gibe at an unlikely target -- the Democrat Party.
Abhisit urges clear mandate from voters to tame senate
Online Reporters, Published on 13/01/2019
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday urged citizens to vote, saying a clear mandate for a party to run the country would keep the Senate at bay.
Trump has secret allies in China
News, Andrew Browne, Published on 15/01/2019
» In his tariff war with China, US President Donald Trump has some hidden allies. Just about every complaint US trade negotiators raised in Beijing last week -- not to mention their doubts about the sincerity of China's concessions -- are shared by Chinese entrepreneurs, who feel as underappreciated and unwelcome as their foreign counterparts. Their common enemy: the Chinese industrial state, an animus summed up in China by the lament guo jin, min tui -- the state advances, the private sector retreats.
Activists challenge EC to declare election date
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2019
» A member of an anti-coup group calling itself the People Who Want Elections challenged the Election Commission on Monday to show some grit and fix a poll date.
Campaign billboard burned in Chachoengsao
Sonthanaporn Inchan, Published on 20/01/2019
» CHACHOENGSAO: A campaign billboard for the Thai Raksa Chart Party has been set on fire and partly damaged in Constituency 3 of this eastern province.
Young doctor eyes poll win
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 21/01/2019
» Despite being a political rookie, the 29-year-old Kanawat Chantaralawan remains eager to run in the notoriously tough to win Constituency 7 in Bangkok, which covers Bang Sue and Dusit districts.