Artikel tagged “political”

  • Malaysian election decoded

    by Tim Newton Don’t be under any illusion what has just happened in Malaysia. The country hasn’t been freed from the bonds of a corrupt and draconian long-term government and about to soar into a new era of democracy, growth and prosperity. That a 92 year old former premier, who nurtured both his current deputy Anwar Ibrahim and the ousted PM Nazib Razak, can win an election is more an indication of the country’s problems than a prospect of new hope.

  • Facebook page reveals soldiers were ordered to distort online poll

    Facebook page reveals soldiers were ordered to distort online poll

    The Junta could have shot itself in the foot after an online information operation targeting websites and social media has been revealed. Analysts say “this casts the Government’s credibility in a bad light, which could eventually lead the public to lose trust in the military government”.

  • MONDAY MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – All your local news in 3 minutes

    MONDAY MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – All your local news in 3 minutes

    Merry Christmas from all of us here at Phuket Gazette and The Thaiger. We urge you to be extra careful out on the roads on this day and in the days up to New Year. It’s the busiest time for tourism on the island and there are lots of people here to celebrate.

  • FRIDAY MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – All your news in 3 minutes

    FRIDAY MORNING NEWS BRIEFING – All your news in 3 minutes

    Promises of some rain from the Meteorological Department but it’s looking fine so far for the final day of the working week. Main story this morning is the Army handing down its findings into an investigation into the death of Phakhapong Tanyakan

  • Yingluck pondering asylum in UK, France or Germany

    Yingluck pondering asylum in UK, France or Germany

    Latest from The Nation Fugitive former PM Yingluck Shinawatra is considering applying for political asylum in the United Kingdom, Germany or France, a source from her legal team said yesterday.