Opposition leader Sompong Amornwiwat (standing) calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as parliament meets in joint session on Monday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) Opposition leader Sompong Amornwiwat opened the special session of parliament on Monday with a call for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha […]
Shares in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and its affiliates rose on Monday after the death a day earlier of Chairman Lee Kun-hee raised investor hopes of a restructuring and stake sales, analysts said. Investors were betting that such measures would be needed for his heirs […]
Australia’s Victoria state reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths on Monday, raising hopes that a stringent lockdown in the city of Melbourne will be eased. It was the first 24-hour period without any new reported COVID-19 infections since the five million residents of Melbourne […]
Chinese leaders will discuss ambitious new measures to tackle climate change on Monday at a government plenum to finalise a new five-year national development plan, after Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to make the country “carbon neutral” by 2060. Policymakers are under pressure to include […]
Mohammad Ikram leans over the snooker table, his face at almost touching the white ball as he assesses his options, then hits it with his bearded chin and sends it flying. At the other end of the table a moment later, a red ball sinks […]
Tens of thousands of Chileans have taken to Santiago’s main square in celebration after people across the country overwhelmingly backed re-writing Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution that many see as the root cause of the country’s social and economic inequalities. In Santiago’s Plaza Italia, the focus of […]
Tens of thousands of Chileans have taken to Santiago’s main square in celebration after people across the country overwhelmingly backed re-writing Chile’s dictatorship-era constitution that many see as the root cause of the country’s social and economic inequalities. In Santiago’s Plaza Italia, the focus of […]
Thousands of villagers were forced to flee their homes in the Philippines as a fast-moving typhoon made landfall, flooding rural villages, ripping off roofs and toppling trees and powerlines, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Typhoon Molave, but authorities on Monday […]
Thousands of villagers were forced to flee their homes in the Philippines as a fast-moving typhoon made landfall, flooding rural villages, ripping off roofs and toppling trees and powerlines, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Typhoon Molave, but authorities on Monday […]
A protester checks messages on social media during an anti-government demonstration. (Photo by Pongpat Wongyala) Social media has permeated a broad range of activities in people’s daily lives, from interacting with friends to running businesses, from catching up with celebrities to staying tuned to the […]
