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Protesters throw Molotov cocktails at the police who use water canon outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong on November 17, 2019.
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Protesters throw Molotov cocktails at the police who use water canon outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong on November 17, 2019.
A whale shark, which was found dead in the sea near Libong Island of Thailand’s southern coastal province of Trang, has been found to have died from cardiac arrest after its tail became entangled in a rope. The creature, which measured 5.3 metres long, was towed ashore at Hat Yao beach by officials of the
Thanathorn’s political future will be decided on Nov 20. #ThaiPBSWorld
An advisor to Thailand’s agriculture minister has called on all parties concerned to come up with affordable and environmentally friendly bio-substances to replace three recently banned hazardous farm chemicals quickly. Alongkorn Polobut said in his Facebook post today that, of the 73 bio-pesticides registered, none have been approved by the Department of Agriculture. Alternatives to
The Future Forward party provided a definition of its recently-coined hashtag “Khon You Mai Pen” (People who don’t know how to live) at a gathering held today (Saturday) at the JJ Mall in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok Metropolis. “Khon You Mai Pen” has been criticized by opponents of the party as meaning “those who
Tourists visiting Bangbao Bay, on Koh Kood Island off Thailand’s eastern province of Trat, have been asked to exercise caution while swimming in the sea after a false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) was spotted swimming in shallow waters near the beach. Officials from the research centre of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Fires blazed on the doorstep of a Hong Kong university into the early hours of Sunday as protesters hurled petrol bombs and police fired volleys of tear gas in some of the most dramatic scenes in more than five months of escalating violence. Hours earlier, squads of Chinese soldiers dressed in
Pope Francis sends his greetings to the people of Thailand ahead of his visit to the country from the 20th to the 23rd of November, according to Vatican News. Pope Francis acknowledges that “in this world that too frequently experiences discord, division, and exclusion”, Thailand has shown commitment to work hard “to promote harmony and
Kingsgate Consolidated Limited of Australia and the Thai government have agreed to change the location of the arbitration hearings over the closure of gold mine operations in Thailand, from Hong Kong to Singapore, due to the intensifying protests in the Chinese territory. According to a statement, issued yesterday by Akara Resources Plc, the Thai subsidiary
Government supporters took to the streets of downtown Hong Kong on Saturday after a chaotic working week saw hardcore pro-democracy activists cause widespread disruption in the city and stretch police resources. A “Blossom Everywhere” campaign of roadblocks and vandalism across the semi-autonomous financial hub shut down large chunks of the train network and forced schools
CAIRO (AP) — One Egyptian woman is taking on the country’s inheritance laws that mean female heirs inherit half that of men. Since her father’s death last year, Huda Nasrallah, a Christian, has stood before three different judges to demand an equal share of the property left to her two brothers by their father.
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has asked Constitution Court judges if they want to see Thailand trapped in a vicious cycle of civilian government and military rule, or to move forward to real democracy. The question was raised in his written closing statement, in defense of his media shareholding case, submitted to the Constitutional
Police in London on Friday said they were investigating an assault after a Hong Kong minister fell to the ground as she was jostled by demonstrators. Justice secretary Teresa Cheng had been due to give a lecture at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in Bloomsbury Square, central London, on Thursday evening. But the CIArb
The outgoing director of a well-known public school in Thailand’s central province of Saraburi has come under heavy criticism on social media for holding a farewell ceremony in which students were made to prostrate themselves in front of him. The ceremony took place on November 8th at the Khaeng Khoi School during a send-off
The Constitutional Court has been asked to rule whether House or Senate standing committees have the authority to formally summon a person for questioning or to demand documents in the course of its investigations. The issue was raised by Mr. Paiboon Nititawanwith with the Office of the Ombudsmen. The party-list Palang Pracharat MP wanted the
An elderly couple were shot dead by suspected insurgents as they were riding a motorcycle to their home from a market in Mae Lan district of Thailand’s southern border province of Pattani this evening (Friday). A two and a half year old toddler, on the same motorbike, was also injured. The dead couple were identified