Paetongtarn ‘Ung-ing’ Shinawatra, head of the Pheu Thai Family, centre, poses for a photograph with party members after showcasing her vision for the party and its campaign slogan ‘Think Big, Act Smart, For All Thais’ at the party headquarters in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Nutthawat […]
Day: December 6, 2022
Pheu Thai’s promise to hike wages under fire
Paetongtarn ‘Ung-ing’ Shinawatra, head of the Pheu Thai Family, centre, poses for a photograph with party members after showcasing her vision for the party and its campaign slogan ‘Think Big, Act Smart, For All Thais’ at the party headquarters in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Nutthawat […]
Policy-level corruption rife, anti-graft body says
People join a ‘Zero Tolerance’ rally to mark the National Anti-Corruption Day on Sept 6. The rally was organised by the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb) Policy-level corruption remains rife in Thailand despite progress being made to address the issue, according to the […]
Policy-level corruption rife, anti-graft body says
People join a ‘Zero Tolerance’ rally to mark the National Anti-Corruption Day on Sept 6. The rally was organised by the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb) Policy-level corruption remains rife in Thailand despite progress being made to address the issue, according to the […]
How Morocco’s Atlas Lions roared into World Cup quarter-finals
Doha, Qatar – The anticipation built up as Achraf Hakimi stepped forward to take a penalty that could rewrite Morocco’s footballing history. The teams were inseparable after 120 minutes. As Hakimi got hold of the ball, Morocco had the upper hand with the penalties despite […]
How Morocco’s Atlas Lions roared into World Cup quarter-finals
Doha, Qatar – The anticipation built up as Achraf Hakimi stepped forward to take a penalty that could rewrite Morocco’s footballing history. The teams were inseparable after 120 minutes. As Hakimi got hold of the ball, Morocco had the upper hand with the penalties despite […]
Six Colombian soldiers killed in FARC dissident attack: Army
Six Colombian soldiers have been killed in fighting with rebel dissidents in the violence-plagued southwestern region of Cauca, the country’s army said, as the government seeks to end a decades-long conflict. Colombia’s military said on Tuesday that the deaths occurred in a clash with dissidents […]
Arabs rejoice as one over Morocco’s historic win
Doha, Qatar – Achraf Hakimi was on the spot. The Atlas Lions’s Spanish-born superstar wing back had the chance to send Morocco through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time ever. So when, following the nerve-racking penalty shootout against Spain, Hakimi ever-so-easily kicked […]
Morocco fans celebrate historic World Cup win over Spain
Doha, Qatar – It was ecstasy for Morocco and sheer anguish for Spain as the Atlas Lions defeated the former world champions on penalties at Qatar’s Education City Stadium and secured a quarter-final berth for the first time in World Cup history. After Achraf Hakimi […]
Argentina court sentences VP Kirchner to six years in prison
A federal court in Argentina has found Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner guilty in a high-profile corruption case, sentencing the influential politician to six years in prison and disqualifying her from holding public office. The decision on Tuesday is expected to be appealed by […]