Thai PM revokes emergency measures after week of protests

[ad_1] BANGKOK: Thailand on Thursday (October 22) revoked an emergency decree aimed at ending months of anti-government and monarchy protests that had only fueled anger and brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets of Bangkok. A government statement published in the official Royal Gazette said that starting at …

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Former ISA detainee jailed for lying on passport application

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – A man detained by authorities since 2016 for actively spreading terrorist ideology online and helping to radicalize at least two Singaporeans was jailed on Thursday (October 22) for six weeks for lying on his passport application. Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, an Australian citizen, admitted to making a false …

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