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Abhisit wins Democrat leader vote
Online Reporters, Published on 10/11/2018
» Abhisit Vejjajiva has successfully defended his leadership of the Democrat Party in a vote held by its members.
Sri Lankan president calls for snap vote
The Associated Press, Published on 10/11/2018
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president has dissolved Parliament and called for elections on Jan 5 in a bid to stave off a deepening crisis over his dismissal of the prime minister that opponents say is unconstitutional.
60 days 'long enough' for campaigning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon insisted political parties will have about 60 days for election campaigning after the ban on political activities is lifted.
About politics
News, Published on 10/11/2018
» Poll delay fears resurface with election watchdog due to meet parties this month v New political outfit Thai Raksa Chart seen as 'safety net' for Pheu Thai Party v Abhisit tipped for re-election as Democrat Party chief after e-vote landslide
LGBT bill still gets it wrong
News, Editorial, Published on 10/11/2018
» Even though Thailand has adopted quite a tolerant attitude toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) community, there are always limits to this. One of these concerns their marital status. Same sex couples can have a wedding ceremony and live together openly, for example, but they cannot legally wed as heterosexual couples can.
US mid-terms reflect an ideologically divided nation
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 10/11/2018
» Former United States president Barack Obama said of the US mid-term elections that "the character of our country is on the ballot", and the outcome proved him right. The country is a psychological basket case, more deeply and angrily divided than at any time since the Vietnam War.
A poll, not a conclave
News, Postbag, Published on 10/11/2018
» Re: "Foreign poll observers 'not needed'", (BP, Nov 7).
Sri Lanka crisis: president dissolves parliament
AFP, Published on 10/11/2018
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday dissolved parliament in a gamble that a new election will get backing for his preferred candidate as prime minister over an ousted premier who has refused to give up, a minister told AFP.