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Party fields transgender PM candidate
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2019
» As Pinit Ngarmpring, he was a CEO and sports promoter, well known in the world of Thai soccer. Now, under her preferred new name of Pauline Ngarmpring, she's pursuing a bid to become the country's first transgender prime minister.
Fifa to Prayut: Release Bahraini footballer
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2019
» World football's nominal leaders have asked Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the government to release the Bahraini football player embroiled in extradition proceedings despite having refugee status in Australia.
US election: Trump's incendiary politics vs Democrat 'resistance'
Associated Press, Published on 07/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: A turbulent election season that tested President Donald Trump's slash-and-burn political style against the strength of the Democratic resistance comes to a close as Americans cast ballots in the first national election of the Trump era.
Election officials bar door to buccaneer activist
Associated Press, Published on 28/09/2018
» Sombat Boonngamanong, a publicity-savvy activist seeking to run in the upcoming election, has learned one of the unwritten rules of Thai politics: pirates need not apply.
Australia's 'accidental prime minister' promises stability
Associated Press, Published on 24/08/2018
» CANBERRA: Australia's new Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday promised a stable government at the end of a tumultuous week in which his predecessor was forced out of office, 13 ministers resigned and Parliament was shut down for an afternoon.
Future Forward's Thanathorn charged with computer crime
Associated Press, Published on 24/08/2018
» Police acting on a complaint by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) have officially charged the leaders of the Future Forward Party with violating the Computer Crime Act, which could result in five-year prison terms.
US court orders ban of chlorpyrifos pesticide
Associated Press, Published on 10/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.
Thailand wearies of junta rule, election promise still vague
Associated Press, Published on 21/05/2018
» Four years after seizing power, Thailand's junta has a singular success it never hoped for: uniting a politically divided nation in growing dissatisfaction with the thin-skinned rule of the generals.
1MDB graft scandal heats up Malaysia politics
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's image as a striving, modern nation that upholds the rule of law has been undermined by an epic corruption scandal at state investment fund 1MDB. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who set up the fund, is facing May 9 national elections that will test his legitimacy.
New law protects Constitutional Court from criticism
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» A new law makes criticism of the Constitutional Court punishable by imprisonment, giving extra protection to a body that in recent years has made controversial rulings altering the shape of governments.