student leader defies Thailand’s royal taboo

[ad_1] When college student Rung calmly read 10 demands to reform Thailand’s monarchy to thousands of protesters at a pro-democracy rally this month, she defied the country’s biggest political taboo. Backed by an arch-royalist army and protected by draconian royal defamation laws, the super-wealthy monarchy wields enormous influence in almost …

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Chinese Airlines Losses Mitigated by Domestic Travel

[ad_1] BEIJING: China’s largest airline reported less severe losses in the second quarter on Saturday (Aug 29) as domestic travel rebounds with the coronavirus outbreak largely controlled. The country where the disease emerged last year has reported no new deaths since May. Ad Ad It allowed for a tentative return …

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