Trump’s eldest son tests positive for coronavirus
FILE – In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump watches as Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a campaign event at the Kenosha Regional Airport in Kenosha, Wis.…
China and 14 Asia-Pacific countries agree to a historic free trade deal
The leaders of China and another 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have signed one of the biggest free trade deals in history, covering 2.2 billion people and 30% of…
Trump acknowledges Biden ‘won’ the U.S. election, but says it was ‘rigged’
President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge publicly for the first time on Sunday (November 15) that Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election but said he was…
Tripadvisor warns users about the Thai hotel that sued a guest for leaving bad review
Tripadvisor has placed a warning on a Thai resort’s listing after the resort sued an American expat over a negative review, briefly landing him in police custody. In July, Wesley…
Biden urges unity in victory speech
Democrat Joe Biden urged unity Saturday and promised “a new day for America” in his first national address since he won the tense US election and ended the historically turbulent…
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic…
The world is rocked by protest – but does taking to the streets ever work?
If all else fails, democracy takes to the street. The street is its last resort. At present, each weekend we see the people of Belarus marching to demand the resignation…
a review from Target Number One – A gritty thriller about Canadian junkie caught in Thai sting
Pulpy, structurally a touch otiose, but eminently watchable throughout, this based-on-real-events crime drama tells two entwined stories. One is about a French-Canadian drug addict called Daniel Legér (Antoine Olivier Pilon,…
Young rebels joining forces in Asia to fight tyranny with Milk Tea Alliance
The language, the demands and the backdrop were different, but the protests across central Bangkok last week would have looked familiar to anyone who followed the mass demonstrations that roiled…
The young protesters taking on the monarchy are changing Thailand forever
A youth revolution is brewing in Thailand. The generational-cum-ideological clash is taking place both online and on the streets of Bangkok and beyond. Over the past few months, monarchy-reform protesters…
Thailand’s prime minister may lift emergency measures
Thailand’s prime minister has said he may lift severe emergency measures that were imposed last week to halt months of pro-democracy protests but which have instead sparked even bigger, nationwide…
Thai protest leaders play cat and mouse with police as thousands rally
Wearing hard hats and dressed in black, thousands of people rallied in Bangkok on Sunday, using Hong Kong-inspired tactics to defy the authorities and demand that the prime minister resign…