POLITICS-ELECTION: BANGKOK – Prayut’s new poll vow met with scorn Few expect February election will happen
Reaction to the sixth ‘promise’ by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to hold an election has been greeting mostly with scorn,
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IMMIGRATION-OVERSEA WORKERS: TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – Saudis trading Filipino maids
FINALLY HOME Undocumented Filipino workers arrive in Manila from Saudi Arabia in this photo taken last year. —PNA PHOTO .
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POLITICS-ELECTION: PHNOM PENH – Cambodia ruling party wins all senate seats: election committee
A member of the National Election Committee (NEC) shows a ballot as he counts ballot papers during a Senate election
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POLITICS-ELECTION: BANGKOK – Fears held for next EC shortlist – Rigid charter rules scare contender away.
Votes are tabulated at the National Legislative Assembly. The NLA’s rejection of nominated Election Commissioners has cast a pall over
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POLITICS-ELECTION / I.T.: BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia – Umno and BN do not want to lose the cyber war again
Chairman of Umno’s information technology (IT) bureau Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan — Bernama . . BUKIT MERTAJAM: Umno and Barisan
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POLITICS-ELECTION: NORWAY (Cambodia Watchdog Council International) – Watchdog asks people not to vote
A woman votes in a previous election. KT/Chor Sokunthea . . The Norway-based Cambodia Watchdog Council International has appealed to Cambodian
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ENVIRONMENT-LOGGING: GUA MUSANG. Malaysia – Undeterred Orang Asli prolong blockade into ninth day in protest at logging
A discussion takes place between and NGo body and the Orang Asli communit . . GUA MUSANG: Dozens of Orang Asli
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POLITICS-ELECTION: BANGKOK – Pro-poll activists demand end to regime ‘lies’
Activists wear ‘Yutnocchio’ masks and give a three-finger salute at a gathering at Thammasat University on Saturday. (Photos by Chanat
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ASEAN SECURITY: MANILA – US Embassy: Threat report tagging Duterte based on public info
In this Oct. 26, 2017 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim greets the media as he arrives
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MANILA: The Manila Times’ PAGE FROM THE PAST – February 23, 1971 -NO ‘POLITICAL’ PRINT HEADLINE NEWS & PHOTOS RE: CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION – A PRELUDE TO MARTIAL LAW…
TAKE NOTE: THE NEWSPAPER DID NOT PRINT BANNER HEADLINE NEWS TO SILENCE THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN PRELUDE TO MARTIAL LAW…
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