Much is expected from next year’s ASEAN chair Indonesia, especially in resolving the post-coup crisis in Myanmar, but analysts say that little will change unless Jakarta spearheads a hardline stance…
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Is TikTok Really That Dangerous? “Not Just For Fun, Chinese App Comes With A Hidden Side”
Intelligence expert Kenneth Lasoen thinks it is a good idea that the European Commission bans the Chinese social media platform TikTok for its employees. “The fear that it can be…
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China seeks assurances Kazakhstan will up gas deliveries
President Tokayev had ordered exports be slashed to meet domestic demand. China says it hopes that Kazakhstan is prepared to increase the amount of natural gas it supplies over the…
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Kazakhstan not Ready to Cut Transit Fees for Russian Grains
Kazakhstan has no immediate plans to cut railway transit fees for Russian agricultural products including grains, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin said on Tuesday, commenting on a request made…
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With almost two months left until the House of Representatives completes its term and a new election will be held by mid-2023, here are five things you need to keep…
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Activists pressure opposition to do away with royal defamation law
Thai activists are pressuring the opposition Pheu Thai Party to do away with the royal defamation law if elected to office this year. The requests come at a time when three demonstrators are seriously ill after…
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Activists urge Thailand’s opposition to scrap royal insult law if elected
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathPolitical 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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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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Pheu Thai campaign office rocked by ‘ping-pong bomb’
by Ag Kan Kyawby Ag Kan KyawThe 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…