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Charles warns Europe security under threat in German speech
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» BERLIN - King Charles III called Russia's war in Ukraine a threat to European democratic values Thursday in the first speech by a monarch to the German parliament but said allies like Britain and Germany can draw courage from their unity.
Charles decries 'scourge of war' against Ukraine
Published on 30/03/2023
» BERLIN: King Charles III called Russia’s war in Ukraine a threat to Europe’s democratic values in the first speech made by a monarch at the German parliament, but said allies like Germany and Britain can draw courage from their unity.
2013 protesters sentenced
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/03/2023
» The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced 13 protesters from the now-defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) to two years in jail as punishment for their attempt to violently obstruct the registration of party-list MP candidates in December 2013.
'Inevitable' Ukraine victory to reshape region: Georgia's Saakashvili
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» TBILISI - Georgia's jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili told AFP on Tuesday Ukraine's victory in the war started by Russia was a foregone conclusion and would change forever a region long dominated by Moscow.
‘Pooh’ horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
Published on 21/03/2023
» HONG KONG: The screening of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”, a horror film due to be released in Hong Kong this week, has been cancelled for “technical” reasons, movie websites said on Tuesday.
Pheu Thai ups stakes in race
News, Published on 20/03/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has recently revised its MP target, aiming to capture 310 House seats in the next polls — an ambitious scale-up from the 250 seats — and form a solid single-party government. The move is seen by academics as a major task and tactic to intensify the campaign and to get rid of the pro-Prayut camp.
Turkey's mercurial 'chief' in fight of political life
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» ISTANBUL: Transforming society in his image over two tumultuous decades, Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters the fight of his political life in a May election overshadowed by the pain and suffering of Turkey's deadliest earthquake in centuries.
Prayut running down clock to aid UTN
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 03/03/2023
» There is something odd about Thailand's upcoming election. By all indications, it is slated to take place on May 7. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced that he will soon dissolve the Lower House to set the poll in motion. But no such dissolution has yet been announced, while the end of parliament's four-year term falls on March 23. The ambiguous election-setting scene is portentous and telling for several reasons.
Journalists union urges end to culture of chronic overworking
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 19/02/2023
» The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) has urged media organisations to protect journalists' labour rights, calling for more transparent discussions about their long working hours.
Lesson time for politicos
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/02/2023
» This week's censure debate without a vote is set to be the last parliamentary event as the House of Representatives' tenure is due to end in a matter of weeks.