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Brazil heads for runoff vote with Bolsonaro buoyant
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil entered the final stretch of a deeply polarized presidential race Monday after an inconclusive first voting round put far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an unexpectedly strong position.
Inconclusive vote: Brazil wakes up to 4 more weeks of uncertainty
AFP, Published on 03/10/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - After an inconclusive first round of presidential elections, Brazilians woke up Monday to another month of uncertainty in a deeply polarized political environment and with renewed fears of unrest.
Silently complicit in a far-fetched ruling
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/10/2022
» The Constitutional Court's ruling that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's eight-year term in office did not expire on Aug 24 and that he can stay on is far-fetched.
Rethinking citizenship
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/10/2022
» What do you think when someone says those who are not loyal to the monarchy hate the nation?
UK's Truss admits tax cuts misstep at start of tense Tory conference
AFP, Published on 02/10/2022
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday conceded she should have better prepared Britain for her recent debt-driven mini-budget, which slashed taxes and sparked market turmoil, as her restive ruling Tories kick off their annual conference.
Brazil votes in Bolsonaro-Lula showdown
AFP, Published on 02/10/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil votes Sunday in a polarizing presidential election, with all eyes on whether front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can win in a single round -- and whether incumbent Jair Bolsonaro will accept the result.
Bolsonaro, Lula hold final rallies before Brazil vote
AFP, Published on 01/10/2022
» SAO PAULO - Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held their final campaign rallies Saturday, gathering their supporters just kilometers apart as tension crackled on the eve of Brazil's polarizing presidential election.
Malaysian election call expected soon
Kyodo News, Published on 01/10/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will soon meet with the king to get his consent to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a general election within this year, according to a ruling party official.
Prayut's staying put
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Nattaya Chetchotiros and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 01/10/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed to press ahead with development projects after a Constitutional Court ruling on Friday on the eight-year limit of his premiership allowed him to stay in power.
PM still at crossroads
Oped, Editorial, Published on 01/10/2022
» Like it or not, the Constitutional Court's ruling yesterday gives society much-needed clarity. After a month of debates and rumours, the ruling clearly spells out that PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's term started on April 6, 2017, which was the date the present charter was promulgated, and his previous leadership under the junta government did not apply under this constitution.