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Bombing the latest of many challenges for Thailand’s junta

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Denis D. Gray Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When a military coup last year ended months of political turmoil and violence in Thailand, even some democracy advocates welcomed the junta’s promise to restore stability and return “happiness to the people.” But 15 months later, a deadly bomb that ripped through a venerated shrine in […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, China, Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn, English-language Bangkok Post, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Crisis Group, Matthew Wheeler, Muslim Uighur, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Red Shirt, Reporters Without Borders, Songkran Grachangnetara, Southeast Asian, Thailand, Thongchai Winichakul, United Nations, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, World Bank

Singapore turns 50, celebrates success amid challenges

August 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Annabelle Liang Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore threw a big party Aug. 9 for its 50th anniversary of independence and unrivaled economic success in a region struggling with poverty and political instability, even as the city-state began feeling the pinch of a midlife crisis. As fighter jets screamed through the sky and nationalist […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, 2015, Action Party, Associated Press, Bridget Welsh, Chinese, Gilbert Goh, Lee Kuan Yew, National Taiwan University, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Reporters Without Borders, Robbing Singaporeans, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, William Nathan, World Press Freedom Index, language, poverty

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