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UK ruling party set for shock win in opposition stronghold
AFP, Published on 07/05/2021
» LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives looked set for an upset victory in a northern opposition stronghold Friday, after Britain held its first major electoral test since Brexit and the coronavirus crisis.
Pheu Thai charter bill may be shelved
Online Reporters, Published on 19/06/2021
» Two opposition parties have voiced concerns after an adviser to the Parliament president said the charter amendment bill proposed by the Pheu Thai Party may not be put on the meeting agenda this coming week.
UK's Johnson faces angry MPs at vote on virus curbs
AFP, Published on 14/12/2021
» LONDON: Boris Johnson on Tuesday faces potentially the largest rebellion from his own MPs since he became British premier as parliament votes on new coronavirus restrictions to combat the spread of Omicron.
Hong Kong funeral homes ‘fully booked until mid-April’ amid rising Covid death toll
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Funeral homes are fully booked until mid-April amid Hong Kong's rising Covid-19 death toll, with the suspension of simple farewell ceremonies at hospitals and the long processing time of death documents worsening the bottleneck, according to operators.
Pheu Thai tipped to win
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/04/2022
» The Pheu Thai Party is likely to come out on top with the most votes in the next general election but a win does not guarantee the party will succeed in forming a government, according to political scientists.
Libya capital rocked by battle as rival PM vies for power
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» TRIPOLI - Gunfire rocked Libya's capital for several hours on Tuesday as a rival prime minister attempted to oust interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah, threatening another escalation in the war-torn country.
Johnson's Tories crushed in twin UK parliamentary by-elections
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» CREDITON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered two crushing parliamentary by-election defeats on Friday, including in a seat previously held by his ruling Conservatives for over a century, prompting the party's chairman to quit.
New pro-PPRP party 'lacks appeal'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/08/2022
» All eyes will be on Wednesday's launch of the Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party which is widely seen as a possible offshoot of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) and a ploy by the ruling party to address its waning popularity.
Final meet on poll bill collapses
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/08/2022
» Small parties will ask the Constitutional Court to rule if the use of the number 100 to calculate party-list seats is against the constitution, after the amended version of an election bill supporting the use of 500 as divisor failed to clear parliament on Monday.
Plastic bag charge in Hong Kong to double by end of year
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/10/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong plans to raise its plastic bag levy to HK$1 (4.80 baht) by the end of this year under a finalised proposal submitted to the legislature for a vote later this month, an increase environmental groups say is long overdue.