Showing 9,521 - 9,530 of 9,614
A special calling
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/02/2018
» Russell Peters can pack an arena and make it rumble with laughter. The Canadian-born stand-up humorist, whose jibes, send-ups and sharp wit belong to the tradition of observational and insult comedy, will return to Bangkok for the third time on March 4 at Impact Exhibition Hall 1.
South Africa's ruling party demands that Zuma resign
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» JOHANNESBURG: South African President Jacob Zuma must leave office promptly so that the country can move toward political stability and economic recovery, the ruling party said Tuesday, finally disowning a leader who has been discredited by corruption scandals.
PM steps up anti-protest rhetoric
News, Published on 13/02/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told a gathering of foreign diplomats and dignitaries on Monday that recent political activities in the country have been mired in ill intentions.
In illiberal societies, a wider #MeToo movement
News, John Lloyd, Published on 13/02/2018
» In China, women calling themselves the "silence breakers" have demanded investigations into allegations of sexual harassment. In doing so, they pit themselves against a macho culture, a Communist Party deeply allergic to independent citizens' initiatives, and an exaggerated and assiduously cultivated respect for hierarchies, themselves male-dominated.
Crowd vows no letup in poll push
News, Published on 11/02/2018
» Leaders of the anti-coup activists on Saturday said their groups will continue to defy the ban on political activities, and they plan to organise further rallies calling on the prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to stick to his promise of holding a general election this year.
Wall street rout rocks world as higher rates foreseen
Published on 10/02/2018
» Recap: A plunge on Wall Street on Monday and Tuesday led to a global stock market rout, as investors speculated that looming inflation would force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates faster than expected earlier. US government bond yields jumped as a result.
US Senate passes bill to reopen government
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Senate voted early Friday to reopen the government and pass a $400-billion budget deal, handing the measure off to the House for a pre-dawn debate where success is not assured.
Election-related bills 'still at risk of being axed'
News, Published on 09/02/2018
» The possibility of the two bills on the election of MPs and selection of senators being scrapped or sent for a Constitutional Court review, which would yet again push back an election, cannot be ruled out, political sources say.
Soros 'plotting to halt Brexit'
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2018
» LONDON: George Soros, the billionaire who earned fame by betting against the British pound in 1992, contributed £400,000 ($554,840, about 17.66 million baht) through his foundations to a campaign group which is seeking to halt Brexit, the group's chairman said on Wednesday.
From pillar to polls
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 08/02/2018
» Despite being under pressure in the capital and elsewhere, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha seemed to enjoy his "non-electioneering" trip to Trat and Chanthaburi where he was greeted warmly by people who came out to welcome him.