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Palang Pracharath beats Democrat in southern by-election
Nujaree Raekrun, Published on 07/03/2021
» Ayasit Srisuwan of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) won a by-election in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Sunday, dethroning the Democrat in its stronghold.
UK calls on Iran to release dual national after sentence ends
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» LONDON - The UK government on Sunday called for the immediate release of a British-Iranian woman after her five-year sentence for sedition ended in Tehran.
Swiss 'burqa ban' vote on a knife-edge
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» GENEVA - Switzerland voted Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, with the result on a knife-edge, according to early projections.
Schoolboy among five dead in Senegal unrest
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» KOLDA (SENEGAL) - A schoolboy was killed during violent protests in Senegal at the weekend, officials said, bringing the death toll from days of violence in the West African state to five.
Marchers shrug off police warning, rally at Democracy Monument
Online Reporters, Published on 07/03/2021
» Hundreds of demonstrators rallied at Democracy Monument on Sunday in defiance of a police warning that the gathering would breach the emergency decree.
Potato Corner apologises for 'Toto' Facebook post
Online Reporters, Published on 07/03/2021
» Potato Corner Thailand Co has apologised for a "careless" Facebook post about its Toto mascot that coincided with the police arrest of "Toto", a political activist.
Pope Francis prays for 'victims of war' in north Iraq
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» MOSUL, Iraq: Pope Francis prayed Sunday for "victims of war" in northern Iraq, where the Islamic State group ravaged one of the world's oldest Christian communities until the jihadists' defeat three years ago.
Activist charged B6m for removing plants at Democracy Monument
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/03/2021
» What is the price for removing decorative plants at Democracy Monument? Student activist Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul found out in a police charge.
Chinese FM defends Hong Kong reform proposals as 'reasonable'
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» BEIJING: Beijing's controversial proposal to introduce new veto powers on Hong Kong's legislative elections are "lawful, just and reasonable," China's foreign minister said Sunday, after the move was criticised as an attack on the city's freedoms.
Iran's Rouhani urges Europe to avoid 'threats or pressure'
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Sunday urged Europe to avoid "threats or pressure" in any negotiations with Tehran, as he received Ireland's foreign minister amid diplomatic efforts to revive a landmark nuclear deal.