The protests are underpinned by years of sluggish growth now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, which has put the Thai economy on course for its worst performance ever.
Bangkok: In Thailand’s democracy, emojis and retweets are becoming the new ballots.
On Monday, protest organizers asked supporters on Facebook whether they should hold rallies...
Arrests have failed to deter the mostly student-led protesters in Thailand. Protests are gaining momentum with the movement calling for daily demonstrations until demands are met.
Though insulting the Thai royal family is punishable by law, criticisms started on social media and then on the streets, and PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha is struggling to shut it down.
Before the pandemic, China accounted for more than a quarter of Thailand’s tourist arrivals. In 2019, about 11 million Chinese holidaymakers helped the country net about $17 billion.
Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has decreed that all national parks in Thailand will close for an annual average of three months, beginning in 2021.
The protests, led mostly by students, have questioned taxpayer funds that go toward royal affairs of Thailand as well as laws that stifle discussion of the monarchy.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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