Political activists met Thailand’s biggest opposition party on Tuesday (Jan 31) to demand that, if it wins in upcoming elections, it revoke a tough law that criminalises insults of the…
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The latest statement by hardline politician Piyabutr Saengkanokkul provides the clearest evidence that one of Thailand’s newest political parties, which thrives on unorthodoxy and drastic reforms that border on extremism, has reached a soul-searching point probably in record…
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Pheu Thai campaign office rocked by ‘ping-pong bomb’
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaThe opposition Pheu Thai Party alerted police on Thursday (Feb 2) after a small handmade bomb was thrown at a campaign billboard erected outside its office in Bangkok’s Don Mueang…
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Former Thai PM’s Daughter Paetongtarn Unfazed By PPRP-SATP Deal
The return of important members from the Sang Anakhot Thai Party (SATP) to the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), according to Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the late prime minister Thaksin, is…
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Election posters go up in Pattaya, months ahead of polls
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaThe date of the next national election hasn’t even been set, but campaign posters have started going up in Pattaya. The constitution requires the next polls by May, but they…
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US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China
The US has secured access to four additional military bases in the Philippines – a key bit of real estate which would offer a front seat to monitor the Chinese…
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Kazakhstan Announced Senate Election Preliminary Results
by Mon Mauby Mon MauAstana, Brussels, Berlin (15 January 2023 – 50). Twenty senators representing 17 regions and three cities of national significance were elected on January 14 to the Senate, an upper chamber of the Kazakh…
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New Kazakhstan Continues Political Modernization
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraNew York, Brussels, Astana (18/1 – 60). After facing the most challenging year in 2022, Kazakhstan continues its political modernization. Under the second term of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev who has been…
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Juventus Lost Huge Points Due to Financial Malpractice
by Mon Mauby Mon MauRome, Turin, London (22/1 – 38) Almost 16 years after Calciopoli, Juventus got themselves in trouble again with Plusvalenze scandal. In the new case that has rocked the world of…
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