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Fighting my corner
Postbag, Published on 06/04/2025
» Re: "Great debates… and some not so great", (PostScript, March 30).
Freewheeling Trump sets out territorial ambitions
AFP, Published on 08/01/2025
» PALM BEACH, Florida - Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighbouring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory.
Georgia's new president sworn in amid political showdown
AFP, Published on 29/12/2024
» TBILISI - Georgia inaugurated a ruling party loyalist as president in the midst of a political showdown on Sunday, moments after Tbilisi's outgoing pro-EU leader declared herself the "only legitimate president".
Spot-on words
Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2024
» Re: "No more excuses", (PostBag, Dec 26) and "Shrinking the naughty list", (Editorial, Dec 24).
Ex-Man City striker set to be Georgia's new far-right president
AFP, Published on 14/12/2024
» TBILISI — Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election Saturday, denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-European Union (EU) leader.
I never panic, but I'm panicking now
Oped, Published on 23/11/2024
» For over a month now, my mother has been pestering me about her missing passport. It was in her closet, she said, and suddenly it was gone. It was expired, and renewing would be easier if she had the old one. She had no immediate travel plans, just a vague desire to visit Ethiopia, the country where she was born and raised, at some point in the future.
A backdrop to Trump's stunning win
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 08/11/2024
» Analysts often face the tough task of assessing an outcome the way it is rather than how they would like it to be. Nowhere is this challenge more daunting than analysing the stunning election results in the United States this week. Against the odds, former President Donald J Trump of the Republican Party has resoundingly won a second term over Vice President Kamala D Harris of the Democratic Party both in the popular vote and the Electoral College. The Republican Party also captured the Senate and the House of Representatives. While the implications for Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia are wide-ranging and far-reaching, it is first and foremost necessary to understand the nature of the Trump victory.
Biden set to make first post-election comments
Published on 07/11/2024
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden was set to address the nation on Thursday after a stinging election defeat for his Democratic Party at the hands of Republican Donald Trump, whose stunning political comeback has reverberated around the world.
Trump victory caps amazing comeback
Published on 06/11/2024
» PALM BEACH - Donald Trump has been elected US president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad.
Two issues at stake in US president race
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 01/11/2024
» As the quadrennial presidential contest in the United States reaches its conclusion next week, the two fundamental and entwined issues at stake are how America sees itself at home and how its consequent role abroad ought to be. This is not the first time these soul-searching questions are determining who gets to rule the country, but they are a recent phenomenon. Beyond them, the rest are merely theatre, money, and manoeuvres that underpin any major election spectacle.