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China says legal moves on Hong Kong a 'combination of punches' to end chaos
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING - China's plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a "combination of punches" to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said Friday.
Your horoscope for 12-18 Mar
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 12/03/2021
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how will you fare this week & beyond!
China approves plan to veto Hong Kong election candidates
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BEIJING - China's rubber-stamp parliament voted Thursday for sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral system -- including powers to veto candidates -- as Beijing moves to ensure that only "patriots" run the city following huge pro-democracy rallies.
Biden signs huge stimulus bill ahead of coronavirus speech
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill Thursday ahead of giving a national address where he was set to urge "hope" on the first anniversary of the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
UN chief warns of risk of famine for millions around the world
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Millions of people around the world risk dying of hunger and the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change are increasing the threat, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
Myanmar takes lead in autocratic race
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 12/03/2021
» In the aftermath of the military coup on Feb 1, Myanmar's armed forces have evidently taken the lead in Southeast Asia's authoritarian race to the bottom. For its speed and depth of reversal from a fragile democracy to a hard dictatorship within six weeks, Myanmar currently ranks top among developing states worldwide. At stake now is not just Myanmar's political future and the well-being of its people but the fate of developing democracies elsewhere.
Transport minister reveals first higher-speed road
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2021
» People travelling on the Asian Highway along the Bangpa-in-Ang Thong road section will be among the first to experience driving at a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Thursday.
Man killed as car hits lorry
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/03/2021
» A restaurant manager was killed when his car crashed into the rear of a lorry parked on the side of the Chalongrach expressway (Ram Intra-Art Narong) early yesterday.
Officials mull water splashing
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2021
» The Covid-19 operations centre under the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has not closed the door on water splashing during the upcoming Songkran festival, but it is concerned the act could spread the coronavirus, said Gen Natthapon Nakpanich, CCSA operations chief, yesterday.
Judges cast doubt on bill's passage
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2021
» A charter amendment bill scheduled for its third reading on Wednesday is at risk of being derailed as a result of a Constitutional Court ruling on Thursday.