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Iranian women fans are free to enter a football stadium Thursday for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened to suspend the Islamic republic over its controversial male-only policy. Iran has barred female spectators from football and other stadiums for around 40 years, with clerics arguing they must be shielded from the masculine
Farmers in the Chao Phraya River basin may not be able to plant their second rice crop for the 2019-20 season due to insufficient water to meet the demand. According to the Royal Irrigation Department, only 6 billion cubic metres (m3) of water will be available for use throughout the forthcoming dry season from the
Fifty-one MPs of the Palang Pracharat party have submitted a motion, through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, to the Constitutional Court asking it to rule on the parliamentary status of six party leaders in connection with the public forum held recently in Pattani province, during which one of the panellists allegedly advocated amendment of Section 1
Ecuadoran protesters broke into the country’s Congress building on Tuesday as demonstrations over a fuel price hike introduced by President Lenin Moreno’s government intensified. Demonstrators, many of them indigenous men armed with sticks and whips, surged through a security cordon. They rushed into the meeting room and occupied the podium, but were soon evicted
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jailed for six years for rioting in 2016 appeared in court on Wednesday to appeal against his sentence, as anti-government protests showed no signs of abating despite new emergency laws and widespread arrests. Edward Leung, 27, one of the leaders of a movement advocating independence from
A viral clip on Twitter posted by the Los Angeles Police Department has racked up more than 300,000 views. Several Twitter users have urged that the singer’s talent not go to waste and have reached out to “America’s Got Talent” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to help publicize her story and get out of the
Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn’s condition is improving satisfactorily without complications following medical treatment and she can now perform routine activities as usual, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced today (Wednesday). The Princess was admitted to Chulabhorn Hospital late last month for treatment of numbness in the left arm and doctors operated on October
Does a US employer have the right to sack a worker because they are gay or transgender? That question, which has caused deep divisions within US society, will go before the Supreme Court on Tuesday at a time when the political scene has already reached fever pitch over efforts to impeach President Donald Trump.
Hong Kong’s under-fire leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said China intervening to end months of pro-democracy protests is an option following a particularly violent week of unrest that paralysed the city. The financial hub has been gripped by four months of rallies, and last weekend saw much of the city grind to a halt
Dust off your winter clothing in preparation for the arrival of the cold season at the end of this year, as the mercury in thermometers across the country, is predicted to fall substantially, including in Bangkok where temperatures may drop to 15-17 degrees Celsius in December and January. The Meteorological Department predicts that the current
A political activist was arrested by police from the Computer Crime Suppression Division at his residence on Monday night, on charges of posting a statement on his Facebook page which is alleged to be in violation of the Computer Crime Act. According to Mr. Winyat Chartmontri, secretary-general of Federation of Jurists for Rights and Liberties,
The spokesman of the court of justice has reiterated that regional chief judges are legally empowered to screen the decisions of the lower courts and to write advisory reviews if they disagree with the verdicts. The judges of the lower courts, however, are independent and have the final say. The spokesman, Mr. Suriyan Hongvilai, clarified
All provincial governors have been notified by the Ministry of Interior to hold a merit-making ceremony at each respective provincial hall, or other appropriate venues, to commemorate the late His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 13th, which marks the day of the passing of the beloved monarch. The merit-making ceremony is scheduled to start
Biryani has always been a long staple in Bangkok. Used to be called “Khao Buri” after the early local pronunciation of the term, a real Biryani is fluffy, light, and aromatic from spices and saffron. The real one can still be found at one of the oldest Muslim establishments in
from 25- 27 September 2019 –The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) organised the “Reduce! Rethinking the Circular Economy: A global knowledge exchange on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 policy tools” at Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok. The event aimed to rethink how the Circular
A point deduction system, designed to improve the discipline of drivers, is tentatively scheduled to be introduced for motorists and motorcyclists in mid-December. It is hoped that the system will help to reduce road fatalities and injuries each year by 2,000-4,000. Pol Col Aekkarach Limsangkart, deputy commander of Highways Police Command, explained that each licenced
