Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change
BANGKOK (AP) — He was only 7 when he saw his first military coup. He was 15 during the second. Now 21, he is among those at the front of Thailand's growing pro-democracy movement pushing for sweeping political reforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Thai students aim for ambitious political change
BANGKOK (AP) — He was only 7 when he saw his first military coup. He was 15 during the second. Now 21, he is among those at the front of Thailand's growing pro-democracy movement pushing for sweeping political reforms.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Thai authorities seek to censor coverage of student protests
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities worked Monday to stem a growing tide of protests calling for the prime minister to resign by threatening to censor news coverage, raiding a publishing house and attempting to block the Telegram messaging app used by demonstrators.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after a student-led protest against the country’s traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which demonstrators heckled a royal motorcade.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal
NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
