World News
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard
By AP and published by Yahoo.com Colombo, Sri Lanka – Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced on Sunday (Sep. 22), after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation into economic ruin. Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and […]
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Local News
PM’s aide files lese majeste complaint against lawmaker
By Reuters Staff, published by Microsoft News AN aide to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha today (Feb. 18) filed a criminal complaint accusing an opposition lawmaker of insulting His Majesty the King, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Thailand has seen a sharp increase in use of the “lese majeste” law since […]
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